Road Engineer says 'Aayalolo' bus service is a joke

Europa

July 5, 2017 1:17 PM

Many Ghanaians are also not patronising the transport system following the electronic payment system that is required before one can access the buses.

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A road Engineer has described the Quality Bus System (QBS) also known as the Aayalolo bus service as a joke.

“I was telling my friends on a platform; I said this thing is a joke. You need to see traffic engineers, sit them down and go through this thing holistically,” the traffic engineer, Mahama Abdullai said.

This comes on the back of revelations that the transport system is struggling to make a profit, eight months after it hit the streets of Accra.

Reports also indicate that about 197 out of the 245 Aayalolo buses imported into the country for the QBS have not been used since 2016.

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In an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, the road engineer, Ing Abdullai said Quality Bus System is facing challenges because the system was not “well thought through” before it was implemented.

“If you look at the one that they are piloting now, the Amasaman stretch to Accra; it is absolutely impossible to operate such a bus system. The terminal that they are using now is very small located in premises of the Amasaman police station. Before you will be able to come to the road furniture, the rapid transit system ought to work in a location where there is a very good car park.

"If you look at the Amasaman road to Accra, we are restricted with two new district barriers. The road doesn’t have a room to maneuver when you are coming in the morning or evening with about 4 kilometer traffic. The system is not well thought through as at now.”

“I even think the one at Adenta en route to Accra is more flexible because of the lanes and the less restriction on it. The Adenta one has similar restrictions at some small sections. Like when you get to the Legon stretch it has three lanes and one of the lanes could be restricted for the buses.”

He further believed that Ghanaians were not ready to embrace the transport system.

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