58 bus shelters add LED lights to improve nighttime safety

From March to the end of this month, the Bus Office has added LED lighting to 58 bus shelters to improve the night-time waiting environment for the public. Bus Director Chen Xinpi said that in the future, funds will be allocated year by year to replace buses, and GPS will be installed in the bus shelters. Arrival display.

According to the statistics of the bus office, there are 143 bus shelters in Keelung, but because there are no lighting facilities, it is pitch black at night, and the safety of waiting passengers is a concern. When someone wants to take a ride, it is easy to cause passengers to miss the bus and waste time waiting.

Self-start and close from 6:00pm to 12:00pm

Chen Xinpi said at the market meeting yesterday that in response to the needs of citizens waiting for the bus, LED lights have been added in 40 bus shelters in March, and 18 more in August, with a total of 58 seats, from 6:00 p.m. to 12 midnight. It will automatically start and shut down, so that people who ride at night have a comfortable and safe waiting environment, and will be added later as needed.

The bus office said that the 18 bus shelters with updated lighting are the Maternal and Child Center (to the urban area), Wushengjiekou (to the urban area), Lantian Lidi Community, Fujing Tianxia, ??and Zhonglian Warehouse (to the urban area) , Peide Gongjia, Dongxin Elementary School, Yijiu Intersection, Mingde Middle School, Liudu Industrial Zone Management Station, Dongnuan New Village (towards the city), Badu Railway Station (towards Qidu), Badu Bridge (towards the city) District), Badu Elementary School (to Sijiaoting), Dingnai Elementary School (towards the urban area), Badu Elementary School (towards Qidu), Badu Gas Station (towards the urban area) and Shuiyuan Road.

28 large and small buses will be replaced

In addition, Zheng Mingchang, mayor of Xinfu District, and Wang Huitong, mayor of Xinfeng District, both reflected that the city’s bus body was old and the GPS arrival display was added. In this regard, Chen Xinpi said that every year, funds are allocated to replace new types of buses. This year, 28 large and small buses will be replaced, and 93 GPS bus arrival system monitors will be set up successively.

Chen Xinpi emphasized that he will continue to make plans to the General Administration of Highways year by year depending on the demand. In addition to building new bus shelters, smart stop signs will also be installed to provide real-time information on bus arrivals, so that the public can have comfortable and safe public transportation means, and improve the overall Quality of bus service.