Ulaanbaatar city Assembly approved action plan against traffic jam

Ulaanbaatar City Mayor E.Bat-Uul presented action plan of complex measure to reduce traffic jam to the Ulaanbaatar City Assembly. The Ulaanbaatar City Assembly held irregular meeting yesterday and approved Mayor’s plan.

The plan considering two months action starting August 25. Required MNT 3.8 billion will be provided from Ulaanbaatar city budget.

The action plan included several measures. First is state workers will use public transport instead of private cars. By January 2012 Mongolia has 155 thousand state workers and 77 thousand in capital city. The survey shows 15 thousand state workers uses their private car to come to the office. Starting next Monday they will left their car at home and will reach to their office by public transport. The city administration warned public transport companies to improve their service.

The Ulaanbaatar City Assembly decided to change timetable of some universities and private secondary schools and supermarkets.

Also the Assembly decided to restrict private cars by their number’s digit in central area of Ulaanbaatar from 8 am to 10 pm. For example cars numbers finishes with digit 1 and 6 not allowed enter to the Small Ring and Peace Square on Monday. 2 and 7 on Tuesday, 3 and 8 on Wednesday, 4 and 9 on Thursday, 5 and 0 on Friday.

The Assembly also discussed school bus project. School buses not common in Mongolia. Only some private secondary schools provided buses to their pupils. “School bus is one of the way to reduce traffic jam and also ensured safe environment for children” said General manager of Ulaanbaatar City Ch.Bat. According to him cty administration started negotiate with some schools to use school bus.