Signs have started going up all over George identifying the proposed site of the stops as well as the new bus routes.
80 per cent of the bus stops in the residential areas will consist of only a concrete slab positioned on the pavement with a pole planted in the ground to assist commuters to identify the bus stop.
A bus timetable with additional information will be attached to the pole. The concrete slab will assist passengers to mount the bus by ensuring that a uniform standard height, mud free and stable area is available at every point on the route. In Union Street, diagonally across the road from the entrance to the George Correctional Services, three different designs of the slab have been built next to each other. This is to assist the public with the awareness process.
The public has until the end of May to comment on the new bus stops.
The service is intended to operate 18 hours a day, seven days a week, starting around 05:00 in the morning. Buses will operate every five minutes in peak hours in the areas of high demand to once every hour outside the built-up areas. It is envisaged that 85 per cent of the houses, places of employment, schools, shops, clinics and other facilities will be within a five minute or 400 metre walk from a bus stop.
The GIPTN is embarking on an intensive public awareness campaign. Additional information is available via print and electronic media as well as its own dedicated help desk in George supported by a recently launched website.
See the GIPTN municipal notice on page 16 for more information and visit www.giptn.co.za or call the help desk on 044 801 9493.
Signs have been erected to notify the public about the proposed sites for the new GIPTN bus stops.
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