Tanzania gets more BRT buses, grows fleet to 210

Bus Rapid Transit system in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania last year secured $246.7 million from the World Bank for expansion of the Bus Rapid Transit system in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | FILE 

Public transport in Dar es Salaam received a major boost after the government released 70 buses for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.

The buses had been stuck at the Dar es Salaam port since 2018 over what was described as miscommunication between the government and the Usafiri Dar es Salaam-Rapid Transit (Uda-RT), which operates the fleet.