Hanoi
Hanoi: Kim Ma - Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park BRT route to be soon launched
Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Transport Ngo Manh Tuan has recently said that the Department has proposed launching a second Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route connecting Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park and Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District.
BRT is in plan of addressing traffic jam in Hanoi. Photo: Ngoc Hai
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The second BRT bus is expected to be put into operation in the first quarter of this year, or the second quarter at the latest, according to Tuan.
The first BRT, put into use about a month ago, has proven effective and gained public support, Tuan said, adding that the new route will connect with crowded residential areas.
The Department has rerouted five buses to increase connections with the BRT bus in urban areas, raising the number of passengers at the boarding point on Kim Ma street by 20 percent.
Road separation has been piloted at the three boarding points on Giang Vo, Nguyen Tuan and Hoang Dao Thuy streets to prevent vehicles from driving in the BRT lane. Traffic police have fined violators.
Statistics show that BRT Kim Ma – Yen Nghia transported 375.663 pasengers in January, the first month Hanoi has operated the new public transport service.
The Hanoi BRT project started in 2013 at a cost of 53.6 million USD, financed through World Bank loans. The city plans to run eight BRT routes by 2030.
In the future, BRT will be effectively operated, the Department of Transportation said that should continue regulating force, guiding the traffic on the route; strengthening penalties for deliberately encroaching means more than 1 month after the BRT propaganda; reminding better implementation of the propaganda and mobilization so that people actively use BRT; adjusting the bus lines connected to the BRT route to increase production.
Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Transport Ngo Manh Tuan also said that the Department is conducting the survey, over plans to deploy faster BRT route 2 from Kim Ma to Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in the beginning of Quarter 2 of 2017.
