Dar es Salaam, Dec. 20 -- Plans are underway to transform Dares Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminals by introducing trade faculties and recreational areas.

The project is financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and its implementation, if current talks go well, will start in the next three years.

The project, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), aimed at increasing the use of the BRT trunk corridors to make passengers flexible and comfortable while using modern transportation.

The TOD Project Director, Dr Edwin Mhede, said the plan is to introduce shopping malls and hotels in BRT infrastructures with maple space such as Gerezani terminal and others, which are currently under construction.

“TOD aimed to make D...