New Delhi: After the Metro and innumerable flyovers, it's the turn of the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor to make an appearance at the airport. A 25km long stretch, the new BRT will boast of segregated lanes that alternatively give way to mixed vehicle usage as well as integrated pedestrian facilities, say officials.
Starting from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, it will stretch till Badarpur, traversing congested areas like Vasant Kunj, Saket and Hamdard Nagar. This corridor will also have an interchange point at Ambedkar Nagar junction, with the existing BRT.
The Badarpur-Airport BRT is one of the five BRTs being commissioned by DIMTS (Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System). The preliminary project report (PPR) for these stretches has been submitted by DIMTS to the government, said officials.
"The Delhi government is examining the existing BRT at Ambedkar Nagar, so that the same mistakes are not repeated in the new corridors. The need for a more dynamic corridor tops the list of lessons learnt," said a senior government official.
12/01/12 Economic Times/Rumu Banerjee
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