Tbilisi City Hall to purchase 300 new minibuses
Current fleet of yellow minibuses (marshrutkas) in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will be fully replaced with new minibuses by the end of 2021. Photo: bpn.ge.
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Tbilisi City Hall will open a tender at the end of April to purchase 300 new minibuses for the capital city.
A total of 36 million GEL (about $7,570,683) will be spent on new public transport from the state budget.
Tbilisi City Hall has already purchased 300 Ford minibuses which has already started serving passengers since February 22.
The City Hall has a plan to replace the current outdated fleet of yellow minibuses (marshrutkas) in Tbilisi with new Ford minibuses by the end of 2021.
- Passengers to be allowed to use one-time ticket for metro, buses and minibuses starting April 1
- Current fleet of Tbilisi yellow minibuses to be replaced this year
As of April 1, a new integrated public transport system has been launched in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, which enables passengers to travel by metro, buses and new blue minibuses for an hour and a half with a one-time ticket.
A total of 180 new minibuses will start serving passengers in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi starting Monday, February 22, announces Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. Kaladze said that the plan is to replace the current outdated fleet of yellow minibuses (marshrutkas) in Tbilisi with 300 new Ford minibuses.
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The current outdated fleet of yellow minibuses (marshrutkas) in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will soon be replaced by 300 new Ford minibuses that will appear in the city step-by-step six months, announces Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
What’s in store for Tbilisi?
Georgia is launching the first stage of a green policy aiming to introduce eco-friendly transport in the country. The project ‘Green Policy – Eco-friendly Transport’ includes the development of an environmentally friendly and comfortable transport fleet.
Tbilisi City Hall has decided to add 380 new buses to the completed upgraded public bus fleet of the capital city in order to ensure that public transport is available in every district of Tbilisi. Of the new 380 buses 180 will be eight-meter, while 200 will be 18-meter.
Tbilisi City Hall says that it is planned to make Melikishvili street in Tbilisi two-way for municipal public transport following the renovation of the street, adding that the renovation of various other streets and an upgrade of traffic grids in the city are also planned, local media outlet On.ge reports.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said Tbilisi City Hall is going to purchase 380 new buses in 2022. Kaladze also noted that old buses and minibuses will be totally replaced, and the municipal transport problem will finally be solved next year.
The delayed renovation of the Varketili station of Tbilisi Metro will launch this month, with works scheduled for the next year and a half, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze revealed on Wednesday.