54 new buses enter Tbilisi
Tbilisi City Hall has plans to replace the outdated bus fleet in the capital by the beginning of 2020. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall press office.
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Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has presented 54 new buses for the capital, as Tbilisi City Hall has plans to completely replace the outdated bus fleet by the beginning of next year.
38 of the new vehicles are eight-meter ISUZU buses, while the remaining 16 are 10-meter MAN buses.
The diesel buses are of Euro 6 standard which are equipped with wireless internet, modern heating and conditioning systems, cameras, phone chargers and are fully adapted for people with disabilities.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated that new wagons will also be purchased for Tbilisi metro. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall press office.
We are undergoing an urban evolution. The modern world has new demands and Tbilisi City Hall is taking all steps to meet the demands. We aim more and more people to use public transport in Tbilisi,” Kaladze said.
The total cost of the project [of all 220 ISUZU buses] is about 22 million USD.
Each ISUZU bus has 21 seats for 53 passengers, while the MAN buses are for 82 passengers and have 27 seats.
Ninety green buses will gradually appear in the Georgian capital Tbilisi starting tomorrow and serve passengers, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated in a live video from Poland today, where he visited the MAN factory.
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40 new, eight-meter ISUZU diesel buses have entered Tbilisi earlier today, bringing the project of 220 ISUZU buses to an end.“The project is complete. Tbilisi already has modern and comfortable, 220 ISUZU eight meter buses, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated.He said that the completion of the project does not mean Tbilisi will not have new buses in the current or following years.
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