Luanda - At least 125 additional new buses were announced this week, in a move meant to boost urban mobility and strengthen the road transport network.
Announcing this on Thursday, the State Secretary for Land Transport, Jorge Bengue, explained that of this number, 50 will be delivered to the Urban Collective Transport Company of Luanda (TCUL).
He added that the remaining 75, already in the possession of the Provincial Government of Luanda (GPL), will enter circulation in the next few days.
Speaking at a press conference, Jorge Bengue said the decision to boost the fleet follows the announcement by the Government to increase the price of a liter of gasoline, which went from 160 to 300 kwanzas.
The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to buy new buses, with a view to increasing the supply capacity, to reduce the constraints of access to public transport.
Official data show that the province of Luanda has more than 570 buses, for a universe of nine public and urban transport operators.
