{"id":252198,"date":"2016-09-27T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=252198"},"modified":"2016-09-27T06:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T06:00:22","slug":"9-things-you-need-to-know-about-brt-service-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-brt-service-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"9 things you need to know about &#8216;BRT&#8217; service [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some residents in Accra on\u00a0\u00a0Monday, September 26, began enjoying free rides aboard the newly introduced \u00a0buses as part of the\u00a0Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service.\u00a0The service, which is currently on pilot plies the\u00a0Amasaman &#8211; Achimota &#8211; Circle &#8211; Accra route, but will be extended to ply other major roads in Accra within the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Roland Bruce, Marketing and Communications Manager of the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive; implementer of the BRT service, told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> the project will bring relief to Ghanaian commuters.<\/p>\n<p>Over 250 buses have been procured to provide the rapid transport service. The initial plan was to have special BRT lanes for the buses alone, but it appears that can&#8217;t happen any longer due to cost and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>The infographic below captures in brief, key features of the buses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-252249\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BRT-service-infographic-1.png\" alt=\"brt-service-infographic\" width=\"1730\" height=\"4654\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some residents in Accra on\u00a0\u00a0Monday, September 26, began enjoying free rides aboard the newly introduced \u00a0buses as part of the\u00a0Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service.\u00a0The service, which is currently on pilot plies the\u00a0Amasaman &#8211; Achimota &#8211; Circle &#8211; Accra route, but will be extended to ply other major roads in Accra within the next 12 months. 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