School buses to start running in Bishkek next week

14:53, 15 ноября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

School buses will start running in Bishkek next week. Maksat Nusuvaliev, Director of the Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, announced at a press conference.

According to him, the project is pilot. At the initial stage, it is planned to cover from five to seven schools.

«One of these days we will approve the routes and launch buses next week. If the project shows good results, we plan to purchase specialized school buses,» Maksat Nusuvaliev said.

He added that the fare is being discussed between the carrier and heads of educational institutions, parent committees.