Hariri Out in Force to Ease Beirut Traffic
Prime Minister Saad Hariri was giving first priority to ease traffic in an around Beirut.
Hariri stressed the need to adopt strict measures to ease traffic congestion during a coordination meeting late Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, Public Works and Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi, Police chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi, Governor of Beirut and Mount Lebanon and Beirut Municipality chief Abdel Monem Ariss as well as head of Development and Reconstruction Council.
Among several suggestions made were two plans — short-term and long-term –to address the phenomenon of traffic congestion in Beirut and surrounding districts.
Baroud revealed that the immediate plan requires several days, adding that police would not tolerate any violations that will worsen the traffic crisis.