Egyptian Transportation Minister Kamel al-Wazir announced
Sunday that his ministry has devised a plan to operate the Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) system on the Ring Road to reduce traffic jams at entrances around
Greater Cairo.
The BRT is an express bus system with buses that run on isolated tracks on the Ring Road, Wazir said, which comes with greater capacities.
His announcement came during the minister’s inspection tour to follow up on implementation of the Ring Work’s comprehensive renovation work around Greater Cairo, with a length of 106 km at a cost of LE eight billion.
According to Wazir a protocol is in place to manage car parks under the Ring Road, coming in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Development and concerned governorates to facilitate the movement of commuters, this project will be implemented after the development and expansion of the Ring Road, increasing the number of its lanes to eight in each direction.
The Ministry of Transport is negotiating with the World Bank to provide financing in the form of a soft loan to enact the project, work is underway to create isolated lanes and parking stations along the Ring Road for these BRT buses.
Source: Egypt Independent
