The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE) has expanded its operational fleet with the deployment of 48 repaired Aayalolo buses, in a move aimed at improving public transport and easing traffic pressure in Accra.
The additional buses have increased the number of Aayalolo vehicles currently serving commuters across the Greater Accra Region from 80 to 128.
GAPTE Managing Director, Awudu Dawuda, announced the development when the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, visited the Madina Aayalolo terminal to assess the service’s operations.
The visit also focused on identifying measures to strengthen the reliability and efficiency of public transportation for commuters.
Mr Dawuda said expanding the operational fleet remains central to GAPTE’s efforts to improve mobility, particularly amid Accra’s persistent traffic challenges.
He explained that the organisation inherited 80 functioning buses but has since restored 48 grounded vehicles and deployed them on various routes.
“The 80 buses that we inherited the most important thing was for us to enhance mobility and ease congestion in the Greater Accra region, and so we had to repair over 48 buses, and these buses have been added to the 80 buses, and so we currently have 128 in our corridors. If I say corridors, I am talking about the routes we are on,” he said.
The increase in available buses is expected to strengthen Aayalolo’s capacity to serve more commuters and provide an alternative to private transport, as authorities seek to tackle congestion and improve movement within the capital.
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