Tbilisi City Hall to introduce station announcement system in municipal transport
Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze on Wednesday said Tbilisi City Hall would introduce a station announcement system in municipal buses and mini buses operating in the capital. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Tbilisi City Hall will introduce a station announcement system in municipal buses and mini buses operating in the capital, Mayor Kakha Kaladze said on Wednesday.
Kaladze revealed the initiative while commenting on recent updates to transport infrastructure across the city and noting the importance of updating it for people with special needs.
The Mayor noted traffic lights at recently renovated streets of the city had been equipped with audio signal and vibration modes to help pedestrians, including disabled people, to cross streets safely.
He also highlighted the significance of ensuring all metro stations are adapted for people with special needs.
In other comments, Kaladze noted cases of vandalism in the capital, noting 18 traffic lights equipped for disabled people had been damaged over the recent months and urging the public to refrain from causing damage to infrastructure.
Tbilisi metro stations will be adapted for people with disabilities with financial support of international organisations including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, mayor Kakha Kaladze announced on Wednesday.
Tbilisi City Hall announced today that one-time fare for public transport will be 1 GEL instead of 50 tetri starting next year, noting that if individuals buy one-year card for 250 GEL, they will spend about 20 GEL in the public transport monthly.
After the full introduction of the new transport network in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, the waiting time for public transport will be reduced to four minutes on average, while the capacity of buses increases 2.5 times, says deputy Tbilisi Mayor Irakli Khmaladze.
Smart traffic lights will reduce air pollution and improve traffic incidence response time in the capital Tbilisi city, Tbilisi Deputy Mayor Maia Bitadze said while presenting the Tbilisi Bus Transit Corridor project.