BUS RAPID TRANSIT * South Africa - Johannesburg pursues, system in bid to ease gridlock by 2010
Garden View,South Africa -The Engineering News (press release), by Laura Tyrer -2 Nov 2007: -- The City of Johannesburg's newly launched Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system will form the backbone of the city's public transport plans to reduce the use of private cars and relieve traffic gridlocks... Speaking at the launch and signing of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Johannesburg and representatives of the taxi industry, City of Johannesburg transportation executive director Bob Stanway said that the BRT system will be the main catalyst; by which to achieve a 70:30 ratio of public transport to private transport use ahead of 2010... Phase 1 of the estimated R2-billion project, which is now reaching the end of the operational planning phase, will run articulated buses along dedicated median bus lanes in both directions across Johannesburg by 2010, covering almost half of Johannesburg, commented Stanway... The 120-km Phase 1 route will include 150 stations, eight terminals and six depots... (Picture from www.joburg-archive.co.za: The City is taking drastic steps to reduce traffic on the roads)Labels: bus rapid transit - BRT
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