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Article: Gridlock snags island economy: traffic congestion is costing Mauritius around $100m as workers find themselves trapped for hours at a time in traffic. The problem is so bad that solutions proposed include a free public transport system. Nasseem Ackbarally reports from Port Louis.(MAURITIUS)
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- African Business
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- May 1, 2009
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Everybody, from workers to bosses, using the roads in Mauritius' main cities during the morning and evening, rush hour have the same complaint: "It's too much! We cannot continue like this," before asking, "when will the situation ever improve?"
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Indurjeet Leelachand, a journalist who travels by public transport to his office in the capital, Port Louis, comments: "Before 6.30am, you rule the road like a king, freely breathing the fresh air while going to work either in your own car or by public transport. It takes you just half an hour from Vacoas to Port Louis, a distance of 30km. But if, heaven forbid, for any reason you hit the ...