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Lahore Metro Bus Transit System

Muhammad Abdullah Jamil

2011-NCA-ARCH-012

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Intent

This report aims to represent the following points.

A critical investigation of the Lahore Metro Bus Transit System.

The project mission, design and construction and cost.

The short term and long term environmental costs occurred by the

construction, maintenance and operation of the project.

Introduction

Green Line: 27 KM (16.8mi)

Number of Stations: 29

Direction: North to south

(Shahdra to Gajumata)

Dual Grade System.

Projected cost: PKR 29.8 Billion

Construction Duration: 1Year

Steel and Concrete are the

Primary materials used.

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Project Mission

Why BRT?

An increase in economic activity.

Decrease in commute duration and congestion.

Savings in vehicle everyday expenditure.

Sense of ownership.

Guarantees the fundamental human rights of mobility.

BRT Lahore:

BRT in Lahore will serve for next 12-15 years.

The BRT operation began on February 11, 2013.

There is a fleet of 64 buses, but only 45 are in use.

Daily ridership: 180 000

Affordable initiative will go a long way in reducing emissions and traffic

volume.

It will help in attracting investment and create a new culture of public transport

and land use.

The Lahore Metro Bus Transit Systemroute covers dozens of residential and

commercial localities along the citys main artery -- Ferozepur road, linking

together Lytton road, Jain Mandar, MAO College, Lower Mall, Civil

Secretariat, Aiwan-i-Adal, Chowk Katchehry (District Courts), Shrine of Hazrat

Data Ganj Bakhsh, Ravi Road, and Shahdra town.

Design and Construct ion

Construction of the project was divided into different parts and was awarded to

different contractors. M/s Zahir Khan & Brothers in Joint venture with M/s Reliable

Engineering Services (Pvt.) Limited constructed the major part of the Flyover

including two elevated rotaries for BRTS.Habib Construction Services construct the

down ramp to taxali gate of flyover. Construction project started in March 2012 and

buses entered service in February 2013.

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Designof the Lahore Metro bus meets the criteria laid out by theInstitute for

Transportation and Development Policy.It has barrier-controlled, automated off-

board fare collection, a service interval of less than 2 minutes during peak hours,

stations with well-designed signage and information systems and a precision bus

docking system.

The terminal approach system hasescalators and underground, subway-styled

approach tubes. Due to these approach tubes, prospective passengers don't have to

cross high-speed roads to get to the stations, but go below them instead, an

example of a segregatedRight-of-way.The stations have parking spaces for

motorbikes and cycles while the two terminals provide car-parking facilities as well.

The Metro Bus Track Arial View of Metro Bus

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Risks in Lahore Metro Bus Transit System

Overloaded and Congestion

Environmental Hazards:

Treatment of Green Spaces:

i. The Grounds in the vicinity of the green line are being decrepit

by the dumping and storage of construction material and

equipment.

ii. The destruction of such large green spaces has induced

environmental and health hazards.

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The glass used inside the confined space can cause green house

effect.

Constructional Hazards:

Noise and air pollution.

Fatal accidents caused by unattended constructional material.

Traffic congestion.

Dust causing breathing problems.

Compensation for destroyed property not even discussed before

the commencement of the project resulting in people being

forced to shift away or sell them.

The compensation is estimated to cost billions of rupees.

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Effect on Informal Commercial Sectors

No provisions for street hawkers near the bus stations.

Services like public transport hubs act as social hot spots which are bound to

attract informal commercial activity.

Informal activity will be discouraged because of hierarchical organization of

the project.

In the long term, such activities are inevitable because of certain social and

economic paradigms present in our society.

In dense areas like Ichra, Data Durbar, etc. such activities are bound to spring

up.

Major Views of the Lahore are destroyed due to the construction of LahoreMetro Bus Transit System such as view of Data Durbar, Minar -e- Pakistan.

Effect on Formal Commercial Sectors

Shops all along the Ferozepur road had to be dismantled and constructed

with little compensation from the government.

Shops along the BRT and particularly in the vicinity of the bus stations are

likely to see increased economic activity post construction.

Effects on Health Sector

Increase in asthma cases.

Increase in allergic diseases.

Decrease in the general hygiene of the area.

The Green line covers most of the major hospitals of the city; patients can

conveniently access the hospital by using BRTS from the far end of the city.

Ease of access to public parks and grounds laying along the Green line,

which will promote healthy activity in the society.

Emergency Access for Ambulances

There are no specially designed U-turns in front of some hospitals on theFerozepur Road.

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There is no immediate U-turn in front of Gulab Devi Hospital, Childrens

Hospital and Ittefaq Hospital since there is a considerable distance of 3.45 km

between both nearby U-turns.

In case of an emergency or an accident on the Green line, access for

ambulances and rescue personals is very limited.

Effects on the Urban Fabric

Physical partitioning of populations into two parts can lead to sociological

consequences.

Psychological effects of an imposing structure can induce a constant fear of

surveillance and a feeling of authoritarian power.

Privacy and Security are compromised because of the dual-grade nature of

the project (Elevated).

Natural pattern of urban growth is discouraged.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Metrobus_Service

http://metrolahore.com/lahore-news-4.htm

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