Twenty seven more enforcement officers will be engaged by the Land Transport Authority and most of them will be assigned to monitor the bus industry.
CEO Carmine Piantedosi says the recruitment will start soon and they will help monitor excessive smoke emissions by buses on our roads.
The LTA enforcement team is also stepping up its monitoring and enforcement and activities on illegal operations within the public transport sector.
More than 500 drivers have been issued traffic infringement notices this year for illegal operation but the LTA believes there are more cases that are not being brought to the attention of authorities.
Piantedosi says illegal operations produce a negative and wide-ranging impact on the effective operations of Fiji’s public transport system.
