Arrival of mass transport buses delayed

The arrival of the first batch of mass transport buses scheduled for Monday has been delayed because of technical treasons. When the GNA visited the Tema harbour on Monday, it was told the 10 mass transport buses were still in high seas. They may be due on Tuesday.

The buses would have a sitting capacity of 35 or 36 passengers. Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minster of Energy, said on Friday that 10 large volume buses were being cleared from Tema harbour and would be available on the road on Monday.

He said 50 completed Neoplan buses would be introduced by Wednesday, 200 Italian buses were being delivered with the first batch expected by mid-February, 250 buses had been ordered from Holland and an additional 100 buses were being ordered from China.

Kan-Dapaah said these initiatives highlighted government's commitment to delivering mass transit, adding that the ticket pricing on the buses would be competitive and would help hold transportation costs to an acceptable level. The buses were to ease the burden of the fuel price increases on the population.