A bus stop on Truong Chinh street, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The southern metropolis Ho ChiMinh City is seeking to run 12-17-seater minibuses to make it easier for localresidents to get access to this public transport services as the city has a lotof narrow roads with high traffic flows.
In a proposal sent to the Prime Minister, the municipalPeople’s Committee said minibuseswould provide better connections between residential areas and those wheretraffic infrastructure has yet to be developed thanks to their small size.
The citycurrently has over 2,300 buses, mostly 17-60-seater vehicles.
Ithas nearly 5,000 streets in total with over 3,450 routes of less than sevenmeters in width, which are impossible for its existing public buses to enter.
Thelack of public bus services has thus forced residents to rely on their personal vehicles.
As planned, by 2022, the city will have 30minibus routes linked with stations along the metro line No.1, 10 bus routesconnecting with the bus rapid transit No.1, and several others linking with newurban areas./.
