A four-lane elevated corridor will be constructed in the capital for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). Two lanes will be used for the BRTS and the other two for regular bus operations. UKMRC had initially proposed a two-lane corridor to the Chief Secretary, but considering future traffic congestion, the Chief Secretary has instructed that a feasibility study be conducted for a four-lane corridor.
Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan chaired the 35th meeting of the Board of Directors of Metro Rail, Urban Infrastructure and Building Construction Limited at the Secretariat on Friday. During this meeting, UKMRC presented several proposals to the Board, on which the Board made decisions.
Future traffic congestion in the capital
UKMRC is now preparing to operate a BRTS (electric buses) instead of the metro and neo-metro. A proposal was made to construct a two-lane elevated corridor for this purpose. The Board decided that future traffic congestion in the capital would be significant, and there would not be enough road space for other modes of public transport.
Therefore, the Chief Secretary has given in-principle approval for a feasibility study to construct a four-lane corridor instead of a two-lane one. It is worth noting that the Cabinet had recently asked UKMRC to consider other rapid transit systems instead of the neo-metro. In this context, preparations are now underway for the operation of these electric buses. The Chief Secretary also instructed the officials at the meeting to prepare a plan outlining the locations where parking facilities will be required for this entire project
