On September 3, 2026, Belize’s Ministry of Transport officially unveiled completed renovation works for Belmopan’s central bus terminal, a project funded by a $2.5 million national cabinet allocation approved earlier this year. The long-overdue infrastructure overhaul has transformed what was once a poorly maintained, muddy transit hub into a modern, commuter-friendly facility.
According to Transport Minister Dr. Louis Zabaneh, the most impactful changes include fully paved and marked bus parking bays—eliminating the longstanding issue of commuters having to navigate muddy puddles and uneven ground to reach their vehicles after rain. Inside the terminal, upgrades now include comfortable new passenger seating, dedicated air-conditioned booths for ticketing agents, fully renovated air-conditioned restrooms that are nearing final completion. All works are designed to elevate the daily travel experience for the thousands of commuters who pass through the terminal each week.
While Belmopan’s upgrade is now complete, commuters across the country have raised questions about when Belize City, home to the nation’s busiest bus terminal, will receive similar infrastructure improvements. Zabaneh clarified the government’s phased approach to upgrading national transit infrastructure, noting that preliminary renovation work has already gotten underway on the ticketing section of the Belize City terminal, the first phase of upgrades for the site.
Rather than carrying out a full, costly renovation of the existing outdated Belize City terminal, the government has announced plans to build an entirely new, state-of-the-art facility. Officials have already identified a seven-acre plot for the new terminal located on Chetumal Boulevard, in the Lake Independence neighborhood near the Eleanor Hall Building. Because the existing terminal will eventually be replaced, the government will not invest in repaving the current bus parking area, Zabaneh confirmed. He added that even with the planned new build, high-priority upgrades, including long-overdue renovations to the terminal’s unsanitary, poorly maintained restrooms, will be carried out at the existing site while construction of the new facility progresses.