Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT) has announced that it has reduced some of its intercity services to free up buses for intracity operations in Accra, as part of efforts to ease the recent transport challenges in the capital.
The intervention is aimed at easing pressure on commuters in Accra, especially during peak morning and evening hours.
The Head of Communications at MMT, Mohammed Mubarak Watara, said the decision followed directives from the Minister for Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, for the company to support private transport operators during peak hours.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Mr Watara confirmed that the Minister had met with management of Metro Mass and its sister company to ensure that additional buses were deployed to manage rush-hour congestion.
“Indeed, I can confirm that the Minister met with Metro Mass and our sister company to make sure that we make some buses available for the rush hours,” he said.
Mr Watara acknowledged that the company was operating with a limited fleet but said adjustments had been made to maximise available resources.
“So, Metro Mass, we are able to do that even though at the moment our fleet of buses is very low. We have been able to adjust. What we did is that we have extended our working hours and, most importantly, even though we do more intracity transport, we have had to increase our routes, not to every place because of our limited fleet,” he explained.
He said Metro Mass had intensified services on key intracity routes, particularly those with high passenger demand.
“For example, on the route to Adenta, we use the EV buses. All 10 of them have been working from 4:30 a.m., and even after 8:30 p.m., our buses are still running on the routes,” he said.
Mr Watara said additional arrangements had also been made for commuters along the Kasoa corridor.
“We also have Kaneshie to Kasoa. We have created another station in our yard for Kasoa commuters. Also, we have Circle to Amasaman and Nsawam,” he added.
To sustain the intracity operations, Mr Watara said Metro Mass had scaled down some long-distance routes.
“We have reduced the number of buses that go to Kumasi and Cape Coast to make way for buses to serve the intracity commuters,” he said.
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