AMMAN — The
Bus Rapid Transit project has
had thousands of users since it was launched last week, according to local
media outlets. However, this has not stopped some from criticizing the recently
launched and unfinished project.
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The Director of Transportation Operations
at the
Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Khaled Abu Alim told
Al-Mamlaka news on Sunday that since its launch, more than 25,000 people have
used the system.
And while some citizens who spoke with
Jordan News said they worried the bus was aiding in increasing traffic jams and
the price of the fare was too expensive, others stressed the need to wait for
the project to fully come to fruition before judging it.
Khaled Sulaiman, a citizen, told
Jordan
News, that "if I want to use the bus to go to my work then I have to
pay more than JD30 per month, and I think this is not fair."
Sulaiman added that "we do not have
enough stations for the bus, which is why I need to take a taxi to reach the
nearest station to my house to then take the bus, nothing is different — this
will cost me more money and also will take me more time."
Another citizen, Lana Otaibi, told
Jordan
News that she felt let down after waiting so long for the project and that
she expected something else. "It is just a bus, we were expecting that
after all these detours they would come with a train for instance, it would
have at least made some nice changes in our country especially in front of
tourists who come to visit us," she said
However, Toujain ayyash stressed the need
to “wait and see because I believe that this great project shall make a
difference and reduce traffic jams."
Ayyash added that "this bus has its
own roads which are specifically made and designed for it, but some cars try to
use them and people decide to leave all the available routs and roads and drive
between the bus. This is unacceptable."
A source at GAM told
Jordan News that the
project is not fully finished and “people have to wait as they will be shocked
how efficient and effective it is. We have been experimenting with it for a long
time and we believe that it shall reduce the traffic jams."
The source added that "people who
decide to drive in between the bus's routes will be forced to pay a fine. This
is not a joke and it is a huge project that will protect and work hand in hand
to make the best out of it."
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