The City, through its service provider, will inform users once it is safe to operate in their areas.

‘The City cannot risk the lives of the passengers and our staff while this violence continues. We will only resume operations once it is safe to do so. We are monitoring other volatile areas and may need to suspend the service in other parts of the city as well. The service provider will keep users informed.

‘It’s very disheartening to think that these individuals with special needs, who are most vulnerable and dependant on the City’s assistance, have to be left stranded in difficult economic times. With the service now being suspended, residents do not have certainty about their transport to work or important appointments. 

‘I condemn this unrest in the strongest possible terms. I appeal to all to remain calm as violence will not solve anything. In fact, it will only make matters worse and must stop,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The DAR service transports commuters with special needs who cannot make use of conventional public transport. Most of these passengers are in wheelchairs. 

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