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Ministry of Transport Starts BRT Bus Experiments on the Ring Road

Sayed Al-Khalafawi wrote Sunday, June 18, 2023 06:00 PM

The Ministry of Transport has started the BRT bus experiments at the top of the ring road, which is scheduled to operate soon on the road, to be an alternative to the microbus, in order to compare the height of the station platforms with the height of the bus, as the bus will pass in the middle of the ring road, and a traffic lane has been allocated for it in every direction that will be separated from traffic Auto with startup.

Frequency bus experiences

The Department of Transportation is preparing to run Frequency electric bus system BRT, which operates for the first time in Egypt, and will be operated on the ring road with a length of 110 km. The bus is scheduled to operate next June, as confirmed by the Ministry of Transport. The bus is manufactured locally, as part of the state’s plans to localize the industry, and the bus operates with electric energy to preserve the environment. .

The plan to operate the new frequent bus comes after the expansion and development of the ring road, to become 7 lanes in one direction instead of 4 only, as a traffic lane has been allocated in each direction for the bus, and it will be in the middle of the road and isolated from the path of other cars, which gives the bus the advantage of speed and time setting. Access to the stations scattered on the ring road, which are currently being implemented along the road.

Department plans include Transport Regarding the development of the ring road, preventing the microbus from stopping at the top of the ring road and preventing it from being loaded from the road, with the construction of a service road on both sides of the ring road – below the road – with a width of 10 meters in one direction, with the operation of the frequent bus at the top of the ring road, and encouraging citizens to reduce the use of private cars By establishing parking spaces for private cars at the bottom of each shuttle bus station, targeting the use of a unique and environmentally friendly passenger transport method represented in the new shuttle bus.

2023-06-18 15:00:00
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