Metro Bus Project Faisalabad Is Not Merely A Bus Service But A Comprehensive Package of Facilities That Aims at Ameliorating The Citizens

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Traffic Issues in Pakistan - How to Be Safe

On the Road
Serving a population of over 180 million, the transportation system in Pakistan is still passing
through developmental stages. It hasnt yet achieved that much level of excellence and maturity
as you see in the developed and more advanced nation states of the world, like the US, the UK,
China, Japan, and Germany. Owing to various structural, developmental, management and
organizational issues, the situation on the roads is getting worse. Traffic jams and fatal road
accidents have become an oft-witnessed phenomenon across the majority of the roads loaded
with heavy traffic. Such unfortunate incidents not only entail the loss of precious public property,
but also claim the lives of many innocent citizens. For addressing the issues associated with the
Pakistani traffic system, first you need to find out and enlist all the prevailing problems and then
solve them in the best possible way. Following are some of the obvious and towering traffic
problems in Pakistan
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Lack of Infrastructure:
The biggest problem with our national transportation mechanism is that of the insufficient
infrastructure which falls very short of meeting the growing demands of the ever increasing
traffic pool on the roads. Every year, a fairly large number of new vehicles are thrust to the
already overburdened network without creating some extra capacity in it for accommodating the
influx. The obvious outcome of such a structural deficiency is the miserable scene that you often
happen to witness around you. The only solution is to take immediate measures for the
development of additional infrastructure.
Faulty and Less Durable Constructions:

The second most serious problem encountered by the driving public on the roads is that of the
low standard and less durability of the construction work. This is partly owed to the insufficiency
of developmental fund and partly to the negligence observed on the part of the contractors. The
construction companies that undertake such projects make use of less durable material and
inappropriate engineering techniques to save some extra cash. That is why majority of the roads
in the country are almost always seen as under construction. It, in reality, not only causes loss to
the economy but also poses serious hindrance to the traffic flow, often leading to gruesome
accidents.
Ignorance to Traffic Rules:

The majority of the unwanted incidents occurring on the roads are caused by hasty, unruly and
risky driving practice. People get driving licenses through the recommendations of influential
people (i.e. their favorite patronizing authorities) without even getting prior training. Such illtrained drivers are liable to make fatal mistakes, thus putting into danger their own lives as well
as those of other innocent citizens sharing the common route. Secondly, careless attitude is also
noticed among the general public who only make haste while crossing the road from any point
they find feasible for themselves. For successfully tackling this demanding problem, the
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concerned authorities have to run large scale awareness campaigns and work for the betterment
of the corrupt system.
Polluting Environment:
Increasing environmental pollution and consequent global warming have become a topic for hot
debate of the day. Considering it in Pakistani perspective, the condition has attained more
gravity. Owing to the lack and inadequacy of check and balance in the country, vehicles are often
seen emitting large quantities of hazardous smoke. The vehicles owners do not pay due heed to
the maintenance of their automotive and inflict the public (especially roadside dwellers) with
life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. It is not just the smoke that causes trouble; noise
pollution is equally painful and deserves considerable attention. When noise exceeds certain
bearable level (160db), it results in deafness (loss of hearing) in the affected individuals.
Mismanagement & Corruption:

Corruption is considered to be one of the most heinous issues that are threatening our national
peace and prosperity. Mismanagement is also posing a serious obstacle on the way to the
ultimate prosperity of the country. Both of these social evils have also deeply penetrated in the
traffic police department. The officials assigned with the task of enforcing traffic laws often let
the laws be broken in exchange for a little monetary benefit. When drivers are caught violating
the rules, they offer a proportion of Chelan fee as bribe and escape the legal punishment.
Besides these issues, there are also a multitude of other menaces connected with our
transportation system. Owing to the gravity of these problems, they will prove to be even more
troublesome if you leave them unchecked. On the other hand, if serious efforts are made, it will
take only a little time, courage and determination to root out all of these issues.
Metro bus project Faisalabad is not merely a bus service but a comprehensive package of
facilities that aims at ameliorating the citizens lot who hail from different segments of the
society.
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Overview about Metro bus

With the aim to provide safe, efficient and comfortable urban transportation system in the major
cities of Punjab; the Government of Punjab has established Punjab Metro bus Authority (PMA)
for construction, operation and maintenance of mass transit system.
Faisalabad is the Third largest city of Pakistan with estimated population of 10 million. The
transport demand recently estimated by Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) is 12
million trips, which includes 4 million short walking trips and 8 million motorized trips, on a
usual weekday. The number of vehicles registered in Lahore increased sharply from 95 vehicles
in 2001 to 238 vehicles in 2008; per 1000 population.
The Lahore Urban Transport Master Plan 2011, prepared by JICA, recommends seven BRT
corridors in Lahore. Therefore, in the year 2011, the Government of Punjab appointed Ulasim
a Turkish based company of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, for preparing the
preliminary design of Metro bus System (MBS).
The MBS is planned in integration with Multi-Modal Intercity Bus Terminals (MIBT), one
terminal to be established on either side of the corridor, with Park & Ride plazas. The overall
transportation map includes integration of Metro bus System & public transport routes, suburban railway, LRMTS (other lines), and taxi system in Lahore.
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Details of Faisalabad Metro Bus Project

Signal Free: The entire length i.e. 14.5 km of Metro Bus corridor in Faisalabad area shall be
elevated structure made signal-free by constructing grade separations at various intersections.
Number of Stations: Ten (10) stations in the Faisalabad are provided along the corridor.
Functional Elements: Functional elements at the stations include ticketing booths,

concourse level passenger transfer, escalators, platform screen doors turnstiles for automatic fare
collection and all other amenities for passenger convenience.
Central Control Room: A central ITS control room is also included in the project to control
the whole operation of the Metro Bus system.
COST OF THE PROJECT;

Cost of assets purchased
No of busses purchased
Road lights
Road construction
Sign board
Bus stop
Other expense
Salary wages etc
Quantity
20
500
32 KM
100
10
-
TOTAL Cost of the project

Q* P
20 * 0.5 M
500 * 10000
32 * 0.5M
100 * 10000
10* 0.5M
10 M
Total
TOTAL
10 M
5M
16 M
1M
5M
10 M
47 M
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Faisalabad: The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has started revising the budget of the
metro bus project as the estimated cost is likely to go up from US$ 47 billion to US$ 50 billion.
FDA Proposed Faisalabad Metro Bus Service Routes
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PROJECT BRIEF
BRT Type = Full BRT System
Project Cost =50 Million US$
Total Length = 32.5 km (Main Carriage Ways +Two lane Bus Corridor)
MBS Flyover = 8.3 km (Elevated Bus Corridor)
Total Stations = 10 (7 at Grade,3 Elevated)
Pedestrian Overhead Bridges = 4
Pedestrian underpasses = 02
Passengers Capacity = 12000 P/hr /direction
Design Speed = 60 Km/hr.
Average Completion Time = 07-08 Months
PROJECT TEAM
o Sponsors / Client= Govt. of PUNJAB
o Execution Agency = TEPA , FDA.
o Consultancy = NESPAK ECSP JV
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o Collaborations = Istanbul Ulasim Turkey
o Operation & Maintenance = Punjab MBS Authority
Benefits of Faisalabad Metro Bus Project

Support local economies
The Faisalabad Metro Bus Project, a Rs.44 billion project that opened in 2017, has been a
catalyst for construction. The population has doubled in size in last few years, and is given credit
for the downtowns renaissance.
Attract business investments

In Faisalabad; it was recommended reducing traffic overload on congested canal Road with
flyovers. Even just after the changes were fully implemented, there was a great need of bringing
solutions for the publics transport.
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Attract tourism
The Faisalabad Metro Bus Project, has allowed the tourists both national and international, travel
safely and enjoy the beauty of Faisalabad
Reduce crime
The Faisalabad Metro Bus Project will help reducing crimes, as the safety of the bus service will
help this tremendously.
Improve pedestrian safety

Chances of traffic accidents are very slim for the Faisalabad Metro Bus Project.
Increase use of public transportation

The successful completion of MBS will result in increased use of public transportation.
Improve public transport

The Faisalabad Metro Bus Project will improve the public transport by leaps and bounds.
Improve the environment

Increased awareness of the importance of environmental issues demand a green project, which
has been the case with Faisalabad Metro Bus Project.
Construction
Construction of the project was divided into different packages 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. The
system, which was constructed by the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), a
subsidiary of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) at a cost Rs 29.8 billion. The system
was built on the buildoperatetransfer basis via the collaboration between the Punjab and the
Turkish government.
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Traffic Issues in Pakistan - How to Be Safe

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Faulty and Less Durable Constructions:

Ignorance to Traffic Rules:

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Mismanagement & Corruption:

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Overview about Metro bus

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Details of Faisalabad Metro Bus Project

Functional Elements: Functional elements at the stations include ticketing booths,

COST OF THE PROJECT;

TOTAL Cost of the project

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FDA Proposed Faisalabad Metro Bus Service Routes

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BRT Type = Full BRT System

Project Cost =50 Million US$

MBS Flyover = 8.3 km (Elevated Bus Corridor)

Total Stations = 10 (7 at Grade,3 Elevated)

Pedestrian Overhead Bridges = 4

Passengers Capacity = 12000 P/hr /direction

Design Speed = 60 Km/hr.

Average Completion Time = 07-08 Months

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Benefits of Faisalabad Metro Bus Project

Attract business investments

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Improve pedestrian safety

Increase use of public transportation

Improve public transport

Improve the environment

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