{"id":252274,"date":"2016-09-27T06:05:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T06:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=252274"},"modified":"2016-09-27T06:05:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T06:05:19","slug":"no-dedicated-lanes-for-brt-its-now-quality-bus-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=252274","title":{"rendered":"No dedicated lanes for ‘BRT’, it’s now Quality Bus System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), the implementers of the supposed Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) service, have given the project a new name because the buses for now do not have dedicated lanes as\u00a0expected.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the Chief Executive Officer of (GAPTE), Sampson Gyamenah, admitted there were currently no dedicated lanes, a critical element of any BRT system and instead called what was being implemented a Quality Bus System.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not have a full blown dedicated lane for the buses so I will also hesitate to call what we are putting in place a BRT. It is called a Quality Bus System,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Using the Amasaman Corridor as an example, Mr.\u00a0Gyamenah explained that, \u201cwhat we are putting in place on the Amasaman corridor is not a full blown BRT. We are putting in place what we call a Quality Bus Service, taking some of the attributes of the BRT and enhancing operation of these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BRT<\/a><\/p>\n

and we don\u2019t have this on the Amasaman Corridor. On the Amasaman Corridor, which is about a 22 km stretch, what we have is that the dedicated facilities are between Achimota and Tudu,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gyamenah however highlighted some of the elements of the BRT that were being incorporated into the GAPTE Quality Bus System.<\/p>\n

As an example, he said \u201cthe automated fair collection system that we are putting in our system is one of the attributes of a BRT.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Again, passenger information; the passenger is aware of his journey, experience, etc. There is information in the buses to let the passengers know exactly were he or she is on the route,” Mr. Gyamenah added as another BRT attribute.<\/p>\n

BRT to start business in October<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Monday morning, nine BRT buses were\u00a0deployed to ply to the Amasaman \u2013 Achimota \u2013 Circle \u2013 Tudu route to serve hundreds of commuters for free till Friday, as part of test operations of the service.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gyamenah explained that, this was a simulation exercise to train operational staff that will be engaged in the system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we did today, was a simulation, more like a training arrangement for our own operational staff and drivers. We haven\u2019t started piloting the services yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He however assured that, GAPTE is “looking at the first couple of weeks in October to roll out commercially.”<\/p>\n

BRT buses on test yet to be insured<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the buses being used for test operations of the Bus Rapid Transit\u00a0(BRT)\u00a0services\u00a0are yet to be registered and insured<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

This is according to Roland Bruce, Marketing and Communications Manager of the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive, operators of the service.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Monday, Mr. Bruce said the buses will be insured and registered at the end of the week.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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