KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government says it is moving to better coordinate buses on several routes in the Corporate Area.

According to Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz, after walking several roads in the Half-Way Tree area to assess the frequency of pickups by Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), “gaps” exist in the system and can be fixed easily.

“I have identified some issues with some students who have been delayed going to school on the 76 route, and I have seen where there can be very simple logistic changes that are made to make the flow of traffic better,” the Minister said.

Vaz said some of the issues can be remedied with ease and that he has commenced consultations with students, to be followed by ideas from other stakeholders and the operators of public passenger vehicles for the wider challenges that he has seen.

In a release on Thursday, the Minister said the Transport Authority (TA) is leading the process of hearing from stakeholders, and several possible loading areas have been identified to have more “seamless and comfortable locations”.

Chairman of the TA, Owen Ellington, said the “comprehensive tour” of the area provided an insight into what can be done to “configure the taxi parking area”.

“There are opportunities for improvement in how things are done, and we are going to be working on that,” he said.