PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project is intended to construction of 20km Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route from a terminal near Gazipur Railway Station to a terminal at the Airport Rail Station. DTCA and the Special Organization (SPO) to be established to regulate and efficiently manage BRT operations in the corridor using private sector operators. The activities include restructuring the Tongi – Gazipur Pourashava Areas’ main urban transport corridor by constructing:
- 1 Segregated lane per direction from 0km (Gazipur Terminal) to 12.50km; 2 Segregated lanes per direction from 12.50km to 20km (Airport Rail Terminal); a 4.5km elevated section in Tongi from 12.5 km to 17 km; 7 nos. additional flyovers at main junctions; BRT lanes with reinforced concrete pavement; 31 nos. of closed stations with 3 access at grade and 28 underpass (among which 8 nos. are with elevator); 1 terminal and 1 depot near Gazipur Railway Station.
- Two mixed traffic lanes and one NMT lane per direction and sidewalks along either side of BRT
- High capacity drainage system along the restructured corridor
155 nos. of feeder access roads improvement in favor of NMT for a distance of 100 meters from the corridor
KEY SERVICES
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff.
- Traffic Surveys and Transport Demand Modelling
- Financial Modelling and Economic Analysis
- BRT Operations Plan and Service Development
- BRT Business Model
- Negotiations with existing operators
- Fare System
- ITS Systems for BRT Operations
- ITS Systems for Traffic Signals and Traffic Management Centre
- Vehicle Fleet
- Preparation for BRT Service Start up
PPP scheme for the Intermodal Airport Terminal
PROJECT VALUE
USD 0.162million
SECTOR
Transport
CLIENT
Roads and Highways Department (RHD)
