HCM City proposes using minibuses
HCM City (VNA) – The southern metropolis Ho Chi
Minh City is seeking to run 12-17-seater minibuses to make it easier for local
residents to get access to this public transport services as the city has a lot
of narrow roads with high traffic flows.
In a proposal sent to the Prime Minister, the municipal
People’s Committee said minibuses
would provide better connections between residential areas and those where
traffic infrastructure has yet to be developed thanks to their small size.
The city
currently has over 2,300 buses, mostly 17-60-seater vehicles.
It
has nearly 5,000 streets in total with over 3,450 routes of less than seven
meters in width, which are impossible for its existing public buses to enter.
The lack of public bus services has thus forced residents to rely on their personal vehicles.
As planned, by 2022, the city will have 30 minibus routes linked with stations along the metro line No.1, 10 bus routes connecting with the bus rapid transit No.1, and several others linking with new urban areas./.