PESHAWAR: As many as 10 more buses have been acquired from China for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)-Peshawar, said a statement issued on Sunday.
According to the BRT spokesman, 10 new buses have left China to join the BRT fleet in Peshawar, which would further enhance commuting facilities for passengers.
The spokesman said, “New buses for BRT Peshawar start arriving in Peshawar. So far 10 buses have reached BRT depot. More buses will also reach Peshawar soon.”
He said, “BRT Peshawar is the best transport facility of international standard. All new buses will soon be part of the system,” he tweeted.
بی آر ٹی پشاور کیلئے نئی بسیں پشاور پہنچنا شروع۔ اب تک 10 بسیں بی آر ٹی ڈپو پہنچ چکی ہیں۔مزید بسیں بھی جلد پشاور پہنچ جائینگی۔ بی آر ٹی پشاور بین الاقوامی معیار کی بہترین سفری سہولت ہے۔ تمام نئی بسیں جلد سسٹم کا حصہ ہونگی۔ @IMMahmoodKhan @infokpgovt @DCPeshawar @TransportKPGovt pic.twitter.com/dyxN82Mm6R
— TransPeshawar (@TransPeshawar) April 11, 2021
Work on the PTI’s flagship BRT project was launched in Oct 2017 by former KP chief minister Pervez Khattak, who had set a six months deadline for its completion at a cost of Rs49 billion.
However, the project suffered delays due to the frequent design changes and other issues, pushing up the overall cost. Prime Minister Imran Khan had inaugurated on August 13, 2020.
The BRT is a 27.5 kilometer-long main corridor track with 31 stations, besides seven feeder routes of a total of 62 kilometers with 146 stops to facilitate hundreds of thousands of passengers every day.
