{"id":27283,"date":"2022-10-03T16:23:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T16:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/city-council-cancels-brt-project-and-announces-expansion-of-roads"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:30:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T16:30:01","slug":"city-council-cancels-brt-project-and-announces-expansion-of-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/city-council-cancels-brt-project-and-announces-expansion-of-roads","title":{"rendered":"City council cancels BRT project and announces expansion of roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Maputo Mayor Eneas Comiche says that the city council in the country\u2019s capital will no longer seek to implement the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, on the grounds that such projects have fallen into disuse in pioneering countries, reads a TVM report.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, urban and peripheral roads will be expanded, and lanes dedicated to public transport will be created.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Munic\u00edpio de Maputo: Edilidade anula projecto BRT e anuncia amplia\u00e7\u00e3o de estradas\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fmj5zzMzLls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Maputo Mayor Eneas Comiche says that the city council in the country\u2019s capital will no longer seek to implement the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, on the grounds that such projects have fallen into disuse in pioneering countries, reads a TVM report. 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