Head of union explains how to ease traffic jams in Yerevan
20.10.2017,
16:36
According to Hrant Yeghiazaryan, who is head of the Union of Passenger Transportation, in order to ease traffic jams in Yerevan, it is necessary to introduce the so-called green wave system (a coordinated switching of traffic lights, to halve the number of taxis (7,000 now), to replace minibuses with large buses, and also build ring highways for unloading the main streets of the Armenian capital.
YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/. According to Hrant Yeghiazaryan, who is head of the Union of Passenger Transportation, in order to ease traffic jams in Yerevan, it is necessary to introduce the so-called green wave system (a coordinated switching of traffic lights, to halve the number of taxis (7,000 now), to replace minibuses with large buses, and also build ring highways for unloading the main streets of the Armenian capital.
Earlier this week Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan told relevant government agencies to look into what can be done to ease traffic jams in the city.
An Armenian Cabinet meeting on October 12 endorsed a government’s legislative initiative on a package of bills to amend Armenia’s Law on Motor Transport and the Code on Administrative Offenses. If adopted, the bills will form a unified route network in the country, provide transportation services to all settlements, improve service quality and enhance safety in passenger transportation, the government press office said.
“We want to set up a transport network that will not leave any settlement out of the map. We will create lots where we can unite profitable and non-profit groups so that it may prove profitable for businesses. We are also planning to conclude long-term contracts so that the investor could be sure of having a long-term job and make an investment,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.
Yeghiazaryan noted that the introduction of the unified route network will not only relieve the traffic flow in Yerevan, but also increase the comfort of transportation.
"According to our calculations, one bus is able to transport as many passengers per day as 8 minibuses and with a greater comfort for passengers," he said. -0-
Earlier this week Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan told relevant government agencies to look into what can be done to ease traffic jams in the city.
An Armenian Cabinet meeting on October 12 endorsed a government’s legislative initiative on a package of bills to amend Armenia’s Law on Motor Transport and the Code on Administrative Offenses. If adopted, the bills will form a unified route network in the country, provide transportation services to all settlements, improve service quality and enhance safety in passenger transportation, the government press office said.
“We want to set up a transport network that will not leave any settlement out of the map. We will create lots where we can unite profitable and non-profit groups so that it may prove profitable for businesses. We are also planning to conclude long-term contracts so that the investor could be sure of having a long-term job and make an investment,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.
Yeghiazaryan noted that the introduction of the unified route network will not only relieve the traffic flow in Yerevan, but also increase the comfort of transportation.
"According to our calculations, one bus is able to transport as many passengers per day as 8 minibuses and with a greater comfort for passengers," he said. -0-
