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The Ministry of Public Works, formerly Ministry of Works & Urban Development and Ministry of Public Works and Transport, is a government agency of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Its head office is in Nassau .
In 2023, the Bahamas Unified Public Transportation Company (UPTC) and Bluestone Labs will roll out a unified ridesharing-style digital system. The new UPTC Jitney Pass, available through the Bluestone B-ID app, will cover over 40 routes, provide a routing system and live updates, and eventually phase out cash payments. [ 4 ]
The National Road Traffic act specifies that a driver needs to be 17 to legally obtain a licence for all motor vehicles under 3500 kg. 17-year-olds may allow one to obtain a learners licence, to drive while supervised by an already licensed driver who has had their licence for more than a year.
Local government in the Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by the First Schedule of The Bahamas Local Government Act 1996 (as amended by law and declarations of the Minister responsible for Family Island Affairs), [1] [2] defined with reference to parliamentary constituency boundaries.
The allocation of codes is maintained by [citation needed] the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic [3] (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN's Geneva Convention on Road Traffic [4] and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. [5]
Road incidents in the Bahamas (1 C) This page was last edited on 22 January 2017, at 00:07 (UTC). Text ... This page was last edited on 22 January 2017, ...
At Mars Bay the road ends in a cul de sac but the island extends approximately 30 km (20 mi) further south without roads or services, inaccessible except by boat. In its course from Drigg's Hill to Mars Bay, the highway crosses two bridges, one at Deep Creek and one further south at Little Creek, both refurbished in 2012.
Oakes Field (now Thomas Robinson Stadium) remained as the main airport in the Bahamas due to its close proximity to downtown Nassau. [6] At the Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Civil Aviation Organization held in Washington in September, 1946, Oakes Field was recommended for designation as a long range regular airport.