Alsa-Tangier: Postponement of the bus fleet renewal

Scheduled for 1 May 2014, the introduction of a brand-new bus fleet in Tangier has been postponed to the beginning of June. To this end, and in mutual agreement with the municipal council, the new Spanish operator Alsa commits to continuing the management of urban transport for another month with a temporary fleet of 70 vehicles. 'Given objective and technical considerations related to the preparation of the new fleet, the transport service continues to be provided by the temporary bus fleet. Which was resorted to during the transition phase, preceding the entry into force of the delegated urban transport management contract,' as specified in a press release issued by the Tangier urban commune council. It should be recalled that just after winning the latest call for tenders related to the management of this public service, the carrier Alsa was tasked with taking over during the transit…