Ulaanbaatar City Mayor E.Bat-Uul presented action plan of complex
measure to reduce traffic jam to the Ulaanbaatar City Assembly. The Ulaanbaatar
City Assembly held irregular meeting yesterday and approved Mayor’s plan.

The plan considering two months action starting August 25. Required
MNT 3.8 billion will be provided from Ulaanbaatar city budget.

The action plan included several measures. First is state
workers will use public transport instead of private cars. By January 2012 Mongolia
has 155 thousand state workers and 77 thousand in capital city. The survey
shows 15 thousand state workers uses their private car to come to the office. Starting
next Monday they will left their car at home and will reach to their office by
public transport. The city administration warned public transport companies to
improve their service.

The Ulaanbaatar City Assembly decided to change timetable of
some universities and private secondary schools and supermarkets.

Also the Assembly decided to restrict private cars by their number’s
digit in central area of Ulaanbaatar from 8 am to 10 pm. For example cars
numbers finishes with digit 1 and 6 not allowed enter to the Small Ring and
Peace Square on Monday. 2 and 7 on Tuesday, 3 and 8 on Wednesday, 4 and 9 on
Thursday, 5 and 0 on Friday.

The Assembly also discussed school bus project. School buses
not common in Mongolia. Only some private secondary schools provided buses to
their pupils. “School bus is one of the way to reduce traffic jam and also
ensured safe environment for children” said General manager of Ulaanbaatar City
Ch.Bat. According to him cty administration started negotiate with some schools
to use school bus.