BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

( BRTS )

Presented by ,
B . BRAHMANI
A . NEERAJAKSHI
3rd B . Tech , Civil Engineering ,
Gayatri Vidya Parishid College of
Engineering .
TOPICS COVERED
 BRTS
What is BRTS ?

 Components of BRTS.
 Reasons for its implementation.
 IMPACT OF BRTS
 On environment.
 In increasing comfort levels for public.
 In reducing the hazards that are being created by
traffic jams.
 BRTS IN VISAKHAPATNAM
 City profile.
 Why BRTS in Visakhapatnam ?
 Modification of existing roads in Visakhapatnam.
 Detailed analysis and its implementation.
 CONCLUSION

What is BRTS?

 BRTS combines many of the
features of rail systems with
the flexibility & cost
savings of over - the - road
vehicles .
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 BRT Transition
2003-08 Chiragh Delhi
 major components to a BRT system

 RUNNING WAYS

 VEHICLES


 STATIONS

 SERVICE

 FARE COLLECTION

 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
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 REASONS FOR IMPLEMENTING BRTS

•Shorter trip times

•Short wait
•Easy to use
•Accessibility
•Comfortable
•Integrated .
•Distinctive
•Low environmental impact
•Incremental development
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IMPACT OF
BRTS ON
ENVIRONMENT
INCREASIN
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THE
COMFORT
LEVELS
 Reducing the
Hazards created by
today’s traffic
 ACCIDENT COLLISION MATRIX
TYPE HEAVY LIGHT NMT
FAST FAST
Truck / Lorry 1 0 0
Bus 0 1 0
Tempo/Van 0 0 0
Jeep 0 0 0
Car 1 0 0
Three Wheeler 7 13 0
Two Wheeler 32 46 0
Bi-Cycle 8 9 0
Pedestrian 20 89 1
Inmates/Auto passenger 0 9 0
Self 1 2 0
Pillion rider 0 1 0
 Existing scenario ….

§Chaos at bus shelters

§Bus stops in the middle of the road; commuters don’t use bus shelters
§Commuters cross six lanes to access bus shelters
BRTS IN
VISAKHAPATNAM
City Traffic Profile …


 ABOUT 4.5 lakh REGISTERED VEHICLES (2007)

 Cars (12%), Two Wheeler (73%), Autos (6%)  
 CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
 600 CITY BUSES
 DAILY PUBLIC TRANSPORT TRIPS – 3 lakh
 SUPPLY OF 25 CITY BUSES / lakh RESIDENTS
 PASSENGER DEMAND IS SHOWING DECREASING TRENDS
 TOTAL ROAD ACCIDENTS 1000
 10% ARE FATAL
 239 PERSONS KILLED
 INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT (AUTORICKSHAW &
CYCLE RICKSHAW)
 AVERAGE SEATING IN AUTO RICKSHAWS IS ABOUT 4 IN
THE PEAK HOURS
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Why BRT in Vizag City ?
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 THERE ARE ABOUT 4.5 LAKH (BY NOV 2007) REGISTERED

VEHICLES - 90% ARE CARS & TWO WHEELERS
 TRAVEL DEMAND OF 12 LAKH PASSENGER TRIPS PER DAY
 PRIVATE VEHICLES CONTRIBUTE TO 65% OF TRAVEL NEEDS
(7.8 LAKH TRIPS)
 TRAVEL DEMAND PROJECTED TO GROW TO 16 & 28 LAKH
TRIPS PER DAY BY 2011 AND 2021
 IN FUTURE ROAD CAPACITY WILL BE A CONSTRAINT
 TRANSPORT NETWORK WILL NOT ONLY REQUIRE EXPANSION
BUT WIDENING / STRENGTHENING, AS WELL ..
 ARREST THIS TREND AND PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSPORT -
TARGET ABOUT 50% MODAL SPLIT BY 2011 (present share
below 20%)
 THEREFORE, PLANNING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A
HIGH CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IS A PRE-
Modification of
existing roads
 Cross Section (without bus station)

OF PROPOSED BRTS
CL CORRIDOR

NMV MV LANES
LANES
Bus Lanes
PROPOSED CURB PROPOSED CURB
STONE STONE

PROPOSED PAVEMENT PROPOSED PAVEMENT

MARKING (with MARKING (with
Thermoplastic Paint) Thermoplastic Paint)

 SLOPE 2.50 %  SLOPE 2.50 % SLOPE 2.50 % SLOPE 2.50 %

PROPOSED
FOOTPATH

PROPOSED
FOOTPATH
NMV PROPOSED PROPOSED BRTS PROPOSED NMV
CARRIAGEWAY CORRIDOR CARRIAGEWAY

2.00 2.50 6.50 7.00 6.50 2.50 2.00

0.10 0.40 0.40 0.10

R O W 30.00M

FOR TENDER PU
NOTE : ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM.

GREATER VISAKHAPATNA
 Cross Section (with bus station)

CLO F P R O P O S E D BRTS
C O R R ID O R

PROPOSED CURB
STONE

PROPOSED PAVEMENT PROPOSED PAVEMENT

M A R K IN G M A R K IN G

 S L O P E %2 . 5 0  S L O P E %2 . 5 0 S L O P E %2. 5 0 S L O P E %2.5 0

PRO PO SED BRTS PRO PO SED

ROW
P R O P O S E DP R O P O S E D
ROW

PROPOSED
ROPOSED

NMV
OOTPATH

C A R R IA G E W A Y C A R R IA G E W A Y NMV

OPOSED
B U S S H E L T EBRU S B A Y C O R R ID O R

OTPATH
Willingness to Shift to New System …
 MODE SURE (%) UNSURE (%)
 CAR 18 28
 2-WHEELER 21 32
 AUTO 54 19
 CYCLE 15 42
 CYC RICK 32 35
 RANGE (25 TO 40%)
 It is estimated that about 10% of Cars, Two
Wheeler and Cycle passengers will shift to
BRT
 Highest shift of passengers is likely to be
50% from auto rickshaw commuters –
current fares are higher than city bus
CONCLUSIO
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 The Growth of the nation is dependant on
its transport system
 BRTS provides
 Savings in fuel consumption in terms of foreign
currency
 Safety to users
 Faster commutation
 Attraction of foreign tourists


 BRTS can be implemented under BOT system,

which reduces initial investment by
government


 Hence there is an urgent need to improve the

transport system and the only answer is BRTS


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 REFERENCES
 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal
Corporation
 Excerpts from International Seminar on
BRTS organized by GVP College of
Engineering and IGIAT.
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