Bucharest metro stations to become accessible to visually impaired people

The metro stations in Bucharest will become more accessible to visually impaired people. Bucharest metro operator Metrorex has completed the acquisition procedure, and will soon sign the contract for specialised design and consulting services needed to make the subway stations accessible for people with visual impairments, the company announced. The contract will have a duration of seven months. In this period, “the specialized provider will ensure the development of technical design documentation, the preparation of specific documentation, will provide technical assistance for obtaining EU funds, as well as technical assistance during the procedure for awarding the work contract,” reads the statement from Metrorex. The project targets people with low vision, as well as people with limited field of view and blind people who depend on acoustic or tactile information to travel. Thus, the subway stations will be equipped with ceramic paving that will allow the visually impaired who use a white cane get information about a particular route and the presence of a potential hazard. Metrorex previously announced this project in May this year. Metro stations, churches and hotels in Romania must have civil protection shelters Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com