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The congestion in the streets of Accra and Kumasi
causes a lot of problems: workers come too late at their office,
children are too late at school and in peak time all commuters could
wait for more than an hour for a trotro, bus or taxi.
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A Bus Rapid
Transit system could solve these problems: |
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A Bus Rapid
Transit System has been designed only for the congested roads in
Ghana; these are presently the main corridors of Accra and Kumasi. |
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MMT started a
pilot project for a bus rapid transit system in Accra, September ‘05 |
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The project
provides a fast connection between the southern Kimbu station and
Nkrumah Circle with the northern suburbs of Legon Madina and Adenta.
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Tetteh Quarshie
is a central transport hub and change over point.
A VDL bus will pass on these corridors every 15 minutes. |
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Loading of passengers only at fixed bus stops |
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Buy your ticket
in advance at a cashier booth. |
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The pilot
project was a success: 20,000 tickets per day are sold. |
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La Paz - Malam
has been extended to the pilot project in February 2006. |
‘Map
of Accra - the red lines are the routes of the Bus Rapid Transit system’
No congestion in Ghana, dream or
reality?
It is recognized that a bus rapid transit system is the solution for
congestion in African Capital Cities, but on condition that within the
existing infrastructure separate bus lanes will be released for public
bus transport only. On this network of bus lanes a bus can pass every 5
minutes hitting the various residential and economic centers. All
commuters can cross within 30 minutes the cities of Kumasi and Accra to
reach home, work, market or school. Minimal waiting times and cheap
fares make the day of all commuters pleasant. Is this a dream or
reality?
MMT believes that it could be reality: Ghana is a leading country in
Africa concerning the public bus transport because of the high fleet
capacity of MMT. If only the existing bus lanes would be released and
new bus lanes would be created for public bus transport on the main
corridors, than our fleet is big enough to let every 5 minutes a bus
pass. MMT could move 80% of all commuters on the main corridors what
really would relief the remaining lanes for private cars. Ghana could be
an example for the African Countries as it would develop a public
transport system that is able to commute the growing number of scholars,
office workers and business people.
‘Passengers
buying their ticket at the cashier boot’
‘After buying their
ticket, passengers queue to enter the bus’
Bus Services
Urban Service
Rural Service
Bus Hiring
School Children
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