BRT Peshawar Project current progress and projected time of completion

BRT Peshawar project started in Oct 2017 only 7 months or so before end of tenure.

Its expected that soft launch of BRT Peshawar would still be 23rd March 2019.

Though the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is facing delays and criticism, it would have 13 unique features that distinguish it from the other three metro-bus systems operating in Lahore, Islamabad and Multan.

As per the official documents received by The News, the unique features in the BRT include 3rd Generation BRT System, which is a direct service, staging facility with commercial areas, park and ride facilities at depots, commercial validity (with 400,000 ridership), overtaking/passing lines at stations, segregated cycle facilities along BRT corridor, pedestrian walkways along BRT corridor, bike sharing schemes at the University of Peshawar, restrooms at every station, free Wifi in the buses, gender segregation at stations and buses, pedestrian bridges with commercial kiosks and universally accessible project.

An official of the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA), the execution agency of the BRT project, told that the bike-sharing service is a unique feature and it would solve the students’ travel problem to reach their destination. He said the segregated bicycle facilities along the BRT corridor are also a unique feature distinguishing it from the other metro- bus services in the country.

The Trans-Peshawar, the urban mobility company owned by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and responsible for operating and maintaining the BRT, plans to purchase around 360 bicycles. In this regard, a separate bike-lane is being built along the entire 7.48-kilometre long corridor for the BRT. To rent out the bicycles, travellers can use their “Zu Fare Card” which they can procure from TransPeshawar. The card can also be used to travel on BRT buses.

Cost details of BRT Peshawar is as follows:

• The new cost of BRT Peshawar= 66.34 billion
• Corridor= 28 Bn
• Buses= 8 Bn
• Parking plazas & Depots= 11 Bn
• Beautification & new roads for Peshawar= 12 Bn
• Shifting of utilities= 4 Bn
• Disposal of old buses= 1 Bn
• Source: DG PDA Israr ul Haq

It has 32 Bus Stations, 7 Under Passes, 5 Flyovers, 4 Elevated sections.

This is excluding Bus Depots, Parking Plaza’s, underground Markets.

Out of 32 Bus stations:

• 2 stations are 99% complete
• 1 station is  97% complete
• 5 stations are 95% complete
• 3 Stations are 90% complete
• 2 stations are 87% complete
• 6 stations are 85% complete
• 3 stations are 80% complete
• 4 stations are 70% complete
• 1 station is 65% complete
• 2 stations are 60% complete
• 1 station which is station number 26 it is only 45% complete.

Whereas, progress of Flyovers till now:

• Chamkani 99% complete
• Mix Traffic U-Turn Flyover 85% complete
• Firdous chowk Mix Traffic Flyover 99% complete
• Malik Saad shaheed New Flyover 95% complete
• Karkhano Flyover 85% complete

Progress of Elevated Sections:

• #Tehkal Section 99% complete
• #Tasabad Hayatabad section 98% complete
• #Tatara Section 99% Complete
• Elevated Loop PH-05 98% complete

All 7 under Passes are 99% Complete, Reach 2 is 95% complete and Reach 3 is 97% complete.

With the current progress, it is expected that the whole project would be complete till August or September of this year.