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  • 2 years ago
Route 3 Maxi Taxis have been granted approval to use the Priority Bus Route from Mt. Hope, and it is something that they are happy about.
Their representing Association tells us, it is a win win situation for drivers and passengers.
Alicia Boucher has more.
Transcript
00:00 Route three or green band maxi taxis are no longer limited to entry onto the bus
00:05 route from over junction which had been the case for years when plying their
00:09 trade from Chagones or San Fernando to Port of Spain. President of the route
00:14 three maxi taxi association Vikash Kisunda tells us drivers are in a much
00:19 better position following negotiations with Minister of Works and Transport
00:23 Rohan Senanan and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry.
00:27 We were able to get access from Mountoop. The Mountoop intersection at
00:33 Champs-Ely and go straight into Port of Spain. So we'll be flying for hire from
00:38 Chagones to Port of Spain via Mountoop. So the passengers, our barrette
00:47 or anybody who wants to drop within that vicinity can drop off within that vicinity as well.
00:52 Kisunda says it would also lessen the burden of traffic congestion in the
00:56 morning and afternoon periods and commuters who usually rely on two or
01:00 three sets of transportation to get to and from San Juan and in Virens to go to
01:05 Chagones can now get a direct drop there. He tells us that maxi taxis can still
01:11 use the mover route so commuters dropping on the highway at San Juan or
01:15 Arangues need not worry. Drivers began to use the extended PBR route from Mount
01:21 Hope around March 6th. We are currently on a trial basis for three months. On the 18th of May
01:27 will be the end of the trial period but the proposal we wrote to the ministry is
01:32 that we ask them to issue passes so we have to apply for the passes just as the
01:37 Red Ban applies for passes to use the bus route. Same criteria, they'll have to be
01:41 taken into consideration for Green Ban approaches to be allowed to use the bus
01:45 route after the trial period has ended. They didn't need passes to use the PBR
01:50 from over junction and Kisundat explains the reason behind the suggestion of
01:54 getting passes now. So then why do you need a pass now? I think because we
02:00 more or less, more of the bus should be used now. I think it's only fair that our comrades in the Red Ban arena
02:08 have to actually pass and be qualified with defensive driving. They can't have more
02:15 than 90 points on their permit. All these different things. I think it's just fair
02:19 that we should do the same procedure as well. They plan to start a service from San
02:24 Fernando soon as they welcome the broadening of the highway in the
02:27 vicinity of Chase Village, Cuva. Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
02:34 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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