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New bus route to Mount Alvernia
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The Gibraltar Bus Company will be launching a new route specifically designed to
meet the demand for a service to Mount Alvernia. This new route will be the number 7 bus.
This will greatly assist the personal independence of the more able residents of
Mount Alvernia with getting to and from town, as well as providing all who visit and
tend to their elderly relatives greater access to this location without having to worry about parking, said govt.
It is envisaged the service will operate between the hours of 11:00 to 19:00 and the frequency will run at the following specific times:
From Mount Alvernia: 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 // 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00 with the last run at 19:00.
The route is a circular one starting and terminating at Mount Alvernia.
The service will travel along Europa Road, Trafalgar Hill, Main Street, Secretary’s
Lane Lover’s Lane (Line Wall Road), Elliott’s Way, back along Europa Road to
Mount Alvernia.
The standard free access system applies to this route as it presently does on all the others routes (Nos. 1 to 4) operated by the Gibraltar Bus Company Ltd.
This new bus route will start on Monday 18th June. The new route has been
set up in time for the onset of the summer weather which makes walking up St
Bernard’s Road all the more difficult. The time-table has been set for a trial period of 3 months and will be subject to a review.
Commenting on the new service, Minister for Tourism, Public Transport and the Port said: "As part of the Government's ongoing review of existing bus routes and bus stops and taking into account the representations received from various sectors of the community, we have identified the need for this particular service. It gives me great pleasure to see the start of this new route. As with all new services, we will monitor use of the route and revise, if necessary."
Samantha Sacramento Minister for Equality and Social Services noted that she is
delighted that this service has been commenced in response to requests made by
visitors to Mount Alvernia, as well as representations made by the charity Friends of Mount Alvernia and that this was long overdue given the location of Mount Alvernia and the access difficulties that it entails. Commenting on the above, the Minister added: “We must be mindful of the fact that given that the majority of the residents at Mount Alvernia are in their 80s and 90s, their visitors will mainly be their spouses and children, most of whom will be elderly themselves. Historically, access to Mount Alvernia has always been a struggle to the extent that it has been a deterrent for elderly relatives who would otherwise visit more frequently.
15.06.2012
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