{"id":37223,"date":"2023-04-19T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/transport-minister-launches-bus-rapid-transit-plan-for-maputo-area"},"modified":"2023-04-19T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:37:46","slug":"transport-minister-launches-bus-rapid-transit-plan-for-maputo-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/transport-minister-launches-bus-rapid-transit-plan-for-maputo-area","title":{"rendered":"Transport minister launches bus rapid transit plan for Maputo area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambique\u2019s minister of transport and communications., Mateus Magala, on Thursday launched the \u2018Move Maputo\u2019 transport project, whose declared aim is to \u201cimprove urban mobility\u201d and \u201csolve transport problems\u201d in the Maputo metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

The project provides for the implementation of the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) public transport system, consisting of rapid transit buses, the minister said during the launch of the initiative in Maputo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BRT system, successfully implemented in over 300 cities around the world, provides exclusive lanes for public transport buses, and is an accessible and fast alternative to solve many of our transport problems,\u201d Magala said.<\/p>\n

According to the minister, the country\u2019s weak \u201croad network and low connectivity, poor institutional coordination, the informalisation of operators and unsustainable funding\u201d are among the main causes of its transport problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Move Maputo\u2019 project aims to respond to these challenges,\u201d he said, promising that the BRT system would decongest road traffic, reduce travel time and the level of environmental pollution, as well as increasing road safety.<\/p>\n

The BRT system is initially to be implemented in two corridors, Baixa-Magoanine and Zimpeto-Matola Gare, benefiting over 124,000 passengers, the minister added.<\/p>\n

Magala said that neighbourhoods covered by the system would have \u201csafer and more resilient access roads, improved street lighting, cycle paths, asphalted roads and water drainage systems.<\/p>\n

The project, which is funded by the World Bank to the tune of $250 million (\u20ac226 million), includes exclusive lanes for public buses and the possibility of acquiring 120 buses, Magala added.<\/p>\n

Mozambique\u2019s government hopes that by July 2026 the system will be \u201cfully operational and able to offer quality services.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maputo metropolitan area, with around 3 million inhabitants, covers the district of Marracuene and the municipalities of Maputo, Matola and Boane, and has over 70% of the country\u2019s fleet of vehicles, according to figures given by the minister.<\/p>\n

The transport sector in Mozambique is one of the most deficit-ridden in terms of public services in the country, with a heavy reliance on road transport, where funding shortages have led to the use of open-top vehicles, jokingly known as \u201cmy love\u201d due to the physical proximity in which passengers are forced to travel in the cargo box, and the need to sometimes hug each other to avoid falling out onto the road.<\/p>\n

The situation has been tending to worsen due to the escalation of fuel prices, with passenger transport providers staging a series of stoppages in several of the country\u2019s cities, in protest at the failure to increase travel fares, which are regulated, despite operators\u2019 demanding price increases to cover soaring costs.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. Mozambique\u2019s minister of transport and communications., Mateus Magala, on Thursday launched the \u2018Move Maputo\u2019 transport project, whose declared aim is to \u201cimprove urban mobility\u201d and \u201csolve transport problems\u201d in the Maputo metropolitan area. 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