Public Transportation Committee tours Beirut in public buses

The Public Works and Transportation Committee toured Beirut in public buses, on Wednesday. The committee was represented by its head MP Mohammad Qabbano, MPs member of the committee and Public Works and Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi. 

The bus took off from Nejmeh Square, where the parliament is located, passed through Manara, Raouche, Corniche el-Mazraa, en-Nahr and Mar Mikhael all the way back to the parliament. They toured in 47 different buses that will be working 4 stations. The buses are considered an addition to others that were rehabilitated until tenders are carried out to buy 250 public buses that match international standards and cater to the people with special needs.

Aridi said that these buses take into account Lebanon’s traffic as well as other urban characteristics. He added that bus stations are also included in the public transportation plan, adding that they are located at Beirut’s north and south entrances.

Qabbani, for his part, said that the committee attaches great importance to public transportation and the adoption of the plan, adding that the tour aims at encouraging citizens to use buses.