As public safety, especially of the elderly, children and people with specific needs, is a priority, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD) in Tartous, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), organized in Banias a community-based initiative entitled Rehabilitation of the Bus Station Pedestrian Bridge.

This bridge is a vital artery linking the southern part of the city to the Bus Station, thus saving people about 2-km foot walking from residential areas to the Station. A team from the local community participated in carrying out the initiative by installing safety metal railings on both sides of the bridge and repainting the whole metal structure.

Completed on 21/2/2018, the CBI benefited about 9,500 people who live in the southern part of the city which is adjacent to the Bus Station.