Hala Al Khayyat (Abu Dhabi)
The Integrated Transport Center in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi stressed the need for users of public transport to adhere to precautionary measures to preserve the safety of society, by committing to always wearing a mask, leaving a distance between passengers, always sterilizing hands and using Google Maps to plan the trip well and avoid waiting. The center continues to take all necessary precautions and measures to counter the spread of the “Corona” virus and provide safe services, as it continuously sterilizes public transport buses.
The Integrated Transport Center shares public bus data on Google Maps, allowing service times and bus route information, real-time bus timings, and making public transportation more convenient and easier to use for residents.
The center has increased the number of public transport buses to reach 769, and trips have been rescheduled since the beginning of this year in line with the new system of working days and the weekly holiday in the country, where the number of daily trips during weekdays has been increased by 60 trips, bringing the number of trips from 4,695 trips to 4,755 trips per day, and during Fridays, 753 trips were increased on Friday, bringing the average number of trips from 4,002 trips to 4,775 trips per day.
The Center indicated that these improvements come within the framework of its continuous efforts to raise the efficiency of the public transport sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, meet the needs and aspirations of public bus users and improve the quality of services provided to them, by expanding the bus transport network, improving the time frequency, and making public bus transportation more convenient. And convenience for the public, especially in light of the increasing demand by various segments of society for public bus transportation services.
The center explained that the new buses support the efforts of the Integrated Transport Center to develop the public bus transport network, increase its capacity, and provide a more comprehensive geographical coverage of the bus fleet, in a way that enhances connectivity between various locations and regions and improves the quality of services provided to bus users by improving the frequency and providing convenient, safe and fast services. This is part of the center’s endeavor to upgrade the public transport system, enhance the experience of using public buses, and make them more suitable for the public’s needs, in order to achieve an integrated and sustainable transport network in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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