{"id":187270,"date":"2016-02-05T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T10:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=187270"},"modified":"2016-02-05T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T10:53:11","slug":"187270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/187270\/","title":{"rendered":"BRT pilot finally commences in June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pilot project for the much anticipated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transport system <strong>Citi Business News <\/strong>has gathered is expected to commence finally in June, 2016 according to the Ministry of Transport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new date comes after the start date was <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/10\/295-brt-stc-buses-arrive-soon-transport-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\">postponed<\/a><\/strong><\/span> several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;xtMRoW8LJ1ZoXO5yWJqfPsXOt0gpgnrP&#8221;]The earliest date which was set for the resumption of the programme was in <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/01\/29\/brt-to-take-off-in-march-minister-of-roads\/\" target=\"_blank\">March<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a02016 after the November 2015 start date was changed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new transport system is to improve vehicular movement and reduce delays on some busy streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> the Chief Director of the Ministry of Transport, Twumasi Ankrah \u2013 Selby said 38 out of the 85 buses to be used for the pilot project have been delivered by the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are definitely going on with that program but we are completing some of the civil works. 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