JOHOR BARU – The Johor government is providing a free shuttle bus service from tomorrow to reduce the congestion at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI).
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the initiative is to help the people caught in the congestion on the pedestrian bridge from JB Sentral heading to the building.
He said the decision to provide the service was made after he chaired a task force meeting with various departments and agencies today, which was set up to identify problems and solutions.
“The state government gives its commitment to provide a shuttle bus service for free.
“The shuttle bus will be provided from tomorrow until April 30, 2022,” he said in a post on his official Facebook page today.
Onn Hafiz said the shuttle bus would take passengers from the Jalan Tun Razak city square and Jalan Jim Quee to BSI every 10 minutes, and the frequency could be increased at peak hours and on public holidays.
He said work to improve escalators has been identified as one of the causes of the congestion on the pedestrian bridge between JB Sentral and BSI, which is expected to be completed in the middle of June.
“Among factors contributing to the congestion is the limited number of buses moving in and out of BSI. Bus operators will only start operating from May 1 due to problems arising from the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said. – Bernama, April 21, 2022
