The MyCiTi N2 express service will be returning next month, this comes after the city signed a new operating contract with the N2 company. The more than 6 000 commuters from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha will soon start benefitting from the service once the buses are back on the road.
In a statement on Thursday,
mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis described the signing of the contract as a critical
milestone and the impact cannot be overstated.
"The Urban Mobility directorate is also assessing all the bus shelters
along the four routes in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha for urgent maintenance
and repairs to make sure they're in order working order," Quintas
said.
The operating service halted in
2019 after the previous contract lapsed and Dan Plato administration failed to negotiate
a new deal.
Although earlier in January
the city’s efforts to restart the express bus route was shaken after one of the
taxi bosses who was a signatory to the agreement was shot dead.
On Tuesday, the City, along
with taxi bosses, were scheduled to sign an agreement that would enable the
MyCiTi N2 Express buses to operate on the Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain
routes.
The process allowed the City
to enter into a contract with the N2 Express Joint Venture (JV) Vehicle
Operating Company which operated the MyCiTi N2 Express since its inception in
July 2014.
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