Arima bus lay-by reopens

A statement from the Arima Borough Corporation said the reopening follows a meeting on March 10 between Mayor Lisa Morris-Julian, Deputy Mayor Cagney Casimire, Chairman of the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) Edwin Gooding and PTSC General Manager Ronald Forde. During the meeting, Morris-Julian expressed concern that senior citizens currently have no seating accommodation at the lay-by. She was assured by the PTSC officials that the concern will soon be addressed.

Morris-Julian also suggested placing a large bus hub in Arima at the unused transport facility which is located by the Priority Bus Route (close to Arima’s Licensing Office).

The suggested hub is to be called Borough Gate and is part of the Arima Borough Council’s vision for 2016- 2019.

Morris-Julian, according to the statement, said the transportation needs of the borough have far surpassed existing structures.

The fleet of taxis for areas such as Cumuto, Brazil and La Horquetta has outgrown the space available at the respective taxi stands in Arima and the proposed bus hub will, therefore, house these taxi stands in similar fashion to City Gate.