Iraqi-international coordination to begin implementing the “electric bus” in Baghdad
The Ministry of Transport has begun activating the electric bus project in Baghdad, as part of its plan to reduce traffic congestion, in coordination with the World Bank.
Director of the Ministry's Media Office, Maytham Al-Safi, explained, "The Ministry seeks to restart mass transportation projects in the capital, Baghdad, as it serves many segments of people with limited income, in addition to reducing the traffic congestion that the city witnesses on a daily basis and the environmentally polluting emissions it produces."
He pointed to "coordination in this regard with the World Bank to implement the electric bus project, or the so-called (Baghdad Bus Project), to provide support to the Ministry of Transport, specifically the General Company for Passenger Transport, for the purpose of purchasing modern electric buses that transport citizens within the capital."
He noted "the identification of mass transportation routes in Baghdad and the modern mechanisms included in the project, as well as the preparation of comprehensive studies and the employment of available resources to make the work successful in it, as well as setting a time frame for its launch," pointing out that "the project will not be limited to the capital and will include a number of governorates, Including the governorates of Dhi Qar, Salah al-Din, and Anbar, provided that its activation in the rest of the governorates will be studied successively.”
Al-Safi stated, “The Ministry has begun implementing mass transportation plans, by sending red buses to operate on the main streets in Baghdad and the governorates and determining their routes, in addition to organizing the work of public transportation garages and introducing the latest electronic systems to follow up on violations within them, in addition to rehabilitating a large number of them.” link
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