Traffic congestion index rises
The members of the City Council unanimously agreed on the desire to expand the means of mass mailing in Kuwait to decrease traffic congestion on the streets, while locating new methods that can be implemented and implemented than the responses shown and recently implemented of construction of bridges, tunnels, etc. , highlighting that “the idea, if implemented, it will succeed, but the factor will have to be serious, especially with the recommendations in this regard in the state’s fourth structural plan,” reports the Al-Rai daily.
In exclusive statements, members called for launching awareness campaigns and motivational projects and exclusive monthly and annual discounts, through which other people are invited to use public transport instead of personal cars, to reduce traffic jams and maintain the environment to reduce pollution. emissions resulting from classic vehicles. The deputy head of the city council, Khaled Al-Mutairi, showed that the rate of traffic congestion disorders is increasing, and that it is an existing crisis that expands with the increase in population, and automatically with the increase in the number of cars, highlighting the inability of Kuwait’s streets to absorb and the inability to maintain speed with the progression of the streets to the maximum.
He added that bridges and tunnels are one of the quick answers that have helped reduce congestion and facilitate between the regions of Kuwait and, under pressure, the metro and railways can be considered as the most important and modern means to complete the traffic spectrum. Congestion, reducing accidents, in addition to devising the formula of “intelligent” public transport to cover the varied desires of citizens, shorten distances and times and ensure the fluidity of the roads.
Munira Al-Amir, councilor, said that public navigation, in its current situation, wants to evolve to bring it to the desired point, which is helping to alleviate several crises, adding traffic congestion. Engineer Abdullatif Al-Daei stated that in case of concerted efforts and taking things seriously, the concept of public transport in Kuwait will succeed, especially since there are recommendations about it in the fourth structural plan of the state, and stressed that this factor will solve many problems. Problems at a lower cost, and this will also improve the quality of life, especially since the provision of public transport for citizens and expats at a higher point will eliminate overcrowding.
Member Abdullah Al-Enezi explained that public transport is effective in cities and can be used to solve many traffic jams if properly implemented in terms of engineering and awareness. The cost of public transportation is moderate compared to the cost of parking a car. , so the concept of public transport is a good fortune in many countries, and will indeed succeed in Kuwait, if many of the mistakes of the past are avoided, for example, public transport will have to be endowed with all the fashionable means to attract a large number of its users and have fast waiting posts provided with imaginable amenities. For example, awareness and motivation projects and exclusive monthly and annual discounts that inspire others to use public shipping instead of personal cars can be implemented to reduce traffic. congestion and maintenance of the environment to reduce pollutant emissions from classic vehicles.
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