PPP IN URBAN TRANSPORT- AHMEDABAD BRTS

Group – 4Ravi Chauhan 25NMP34Ravindra Singh 25NMP35Siddharth Kapur 25NMP40 Zaheer Beg 25NMP55

Agenda

Introduction Steering Committee Problems and Needs Addressed by the

Project Team Planning and Designing Bus Specifications Advantages of BRTS Awards User’s Survey Result

Introduction

Initiative of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB),Government of Gujarat, in collaboration with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA)

A special purpose vehicle named as Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited(AJL) was formed

100% subsidiary of AMC All the private players were selected

through competitive bidding Named as Janmarg by CM(Narendra Modi)

Steering Committee

Shri. K. Kailashnathan, (I.A.S) –Chairman Anil Mukhim Former Municipal

Commissioner, AMC P.J Pujari - Secretary, Economic Affairs,

Finance Department Jayant Parimal - CEO, Gujarat

Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) K. Srinivas - Managing Director, Gujarat

Urban Development Company (GUDC)

Problems and Needs Addressed by the Project

Highly randomized development with localized trips

Urban pull – spreading out Need for decongestion Flexibility in routing Easily expandable Scope for both low density and high density

passenger movement Project implementation easier Wider reach Leverages the full scope for public space and

accessibility improvement Can be operated according to the city ethos Environment friendly

Team

Lead Planning & Implement Agency Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)

Project Support Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) Urban Development & Urban Housing

Department, Government Of Gujarat Ahmedabad City Traffic Police

Team(contd.)

Project Funding Project Under JNNURM of the Ministry of Urban

Development, Government of India (GOI 35%, GOG 15% and AMC 50%)

Planning and Design CEPT University,  Lea Associates, Arya Architects, Multi

Media, Coordinates Infrastructure, ITDP, CDAC

Project Management Consultants Lea Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (LASA)

Team(contd..)

Contractors /Service Providers Road Infrastructure Works: Roman Tarmet 

and  IRB Ltd. Bus Station Works: M/s Nila Infrastructure Bus Operator: Chartered Speed Pvt. Ltd. ITS and Ticketing: Vayam GMV Intelligent

Transportation Pvt. Ltd., Automated Doors: Technocrats Systems Pvt.

Ltd. Automated Traffic Signal System: Webel with

Technical Support from CDAC

Planning and Designing

CEPT University spearheaded the planning and implementation of BRTS by mapping various corridors and feeder networks Feasibility Report Detailed Project Report Detailed System Design and

Implementation Support

Project Description

The project was undertaken in 2 phases Phase – I

From RTO – Pirana Total Distance – 12.5 km Open for Public since 14th Oct’ 09

Phase – II includes to increase the system length to 40 kms by December 2009 and to 84 kms by July 2010

4.5 km long elevated BRT was also included

Number of stations- 75 Bus Stations

Daily ridership- 1,15,000

Activities done to Achieve the Desired Goals

Travel Characteristics 2006 Item Phase-1 Phase-2

Gross Density (p/Ha.) 106Number of

5 6corridors

% HHs with personal82

Length58

30.5 (4.5 kms

Vehicles approved (Kms) elevated)

Avg. Monthly Income (Rs) 8728Approved Cost

493 488(` Crores)

Trip Rate (Tot-> 1 km) 1.14 Cost per km 8.5 15

Avg. Trip Length 5.6Date of

11-08-2006 19-08-2008Approval

Exp. Year of Commissioning

October 24, 2009 – 12.5 kms December 25, 2009 –

% Bus trips 15 05.5 Kms March 25, 2005 -08.0 kms Balance over

the next 18 months

% IPTS Trips 9 Road Width: < 24 m – 5.2 %, 24-30m – 22.4%, 30-

45m – 28%, 45-60m – 47% Pavement Type:%Bicycle Trips 18

Bitumen, Mastic at some Bus Stations

ROAD CROSS SECTION – 40 m RoW – MEDIAN BUS LANE

2.0 m – Footpath

2.0 m – Cycle track

2.0 m – Parking

9.25 m – Mixed Traffic lane

0.85 m – footpath/Bus platform

7.3 m - BRT Lane

ROAD DESIGN–CROSS SECTIONS

Bus Specifications

Low floor buses

Large central doors on both sides for flexibility in operations

Additional door in the

front of bus Bus provided by Tata

Motors, Volvo and Mercedes Benz

Advantages of BRTS

High quality & ambitious rapid transit system

Delivers fast, comfortable and costly Vehicles travel in exclusive lanes, thus

avoiding congestion Easy boarding and alighting facilities for

the passengers Bus stops, special low floor buses Electronic ticketing system Automated doors and Traffic signal system

Awards

Ahmedabad Janmarg BRTS awarded Best Mass Rapid Transit System in India during 2009

Won the prestigious 2010 Sustainable Transport Award from the Transportation Research Board in Washington.

National Award for “Award for Excellence in the category of Best IMTS Project – 2011” from Government of India

International Award for Design – “Daring Ambition Award and Knowledge and Research Award – 2011” at 59th UITP World Congress, Dubai

Ahmedabad BRTS can be treated as a success story in the field of Urban Transport

User’s Survey Result

TRAVELING BY BRTS SAVES TIME

Do you feel safe while travelling by BRTS buses

Do the buses of BRTS run on time

Thank You