The municipal councilors adopted a decision on quality standards in the public transport in the municipality of Chisinau. Among others, this envisions the removal of the minibuses from Chisinau as from September 1, 2022, IPN reports.

More exactly, the decision stipulates that there will be implemented minimum standards concerning the size of the units of transport so that only vehicles of the “city bus” category form part of public transport. Only units of public transport that meet the Euro 4 standard will be able to run in Chisinau. The access of persons with reduced mobility to public transport will have to be ensured.

“The minibuses should disappear from Chisinau and they will disappear on September 1, 2022. They should be replaced with modern buses purchased by the municipality or acquired under service provision contracts signed with private companies,” said bill author Alexandru Trubca, PAS councilor.

Under the decision, the trolleybuses should not be older than 20 years, while the buses should not be older than 15 years. Of the 392 trolleybuses owned by the Chisinau Electric Transport Company at present, 319 do not meet the quality standards. Of the 143 buses owned by the Urban Bus Company, only 53 meet the age standards.

The promoted standards are mandatory for all the public transport providers working in the municipality of Chisinau, either they are private or public.