Bahrain ministry wins Best National Transport Project Award

Manama : The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) has achieved the first place in the Federation of Arab Engineers Award for the Best National Transport Project 2016 for its new public bus network in Bahrain.

The award was presented at the 27th Arab Engineering Conference opened here yesterday under the patronage of Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

The Ministry’s Under-secretary of Land Trans-portation and Post Affairs, Mariam Ahmed Jumaan, said that with the implementation of this project, the Ministry had developed the transportation network to cover 77pc of the populated area in the Kingdom by utilizing 141 new buses that serve 32 lines across Bahrain. MTT has also established the smart card ticketing system, which is one of the most advanced systems in bus transport.

The service also provides all necessary amenities and facilities for people with special needs and the elderly, and has introduced new features for the first time including free WiFi service onboard all buses.