Jan 29 - No.6 Shoots Down Opposition Bus Complaints
In a further Government/ Opposition back and fourth discussing the Gibraltar Bus Company’s new fleet of buses, No.6 has insisted that there was ‘a litany of mismanagement and of wrong decisions taken in relation to the Bus Company during the GSD's time in office.’ For this reason they claim it is hypocritical that the Opposition should complain about decisions taken now.
A statement by No.6 criticises the Oppositions complaint regarding works to Europa Road, insisting that extensive works had to be carried out to Gibraltar roads in 2004, with costs running into tens of thousands of pounds.
The statement continues, ‘It is entirely contradictory that the Opposition should complain about such matters now when the responsibility for this falls squarely on their shoulders.
It is also relevant to note that there were at least 37 car parking spaces and 6 motorcycle spaces lost at the time as a result of the works to accommodate the new buses.
The GSD announced that the life-expectancy of their bus fleet was between 15 and 20 years provided that a regular service programme was maintained. In this context, the contract for the provision of maintenance to the buses was directly allocated to A M Capurro and Sons Ltd and workshop facilities were made available to them for this service to be provided.’
The Government explained that the Opposition is aware that the details of the tender for the new buses is confidential.
