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Briefing on Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transit System
2009
‘Trunk’ and ‘Feeder’ services
Dedicated trunk service lanes
Feeder services in mixed traffic
Trunk services on coloured lanes
•Large vehicles•Lane located in the
middle of the roadway
•Major origin to major destination
• Free transfers between trunk routes
Feeder services on general traffic lanes
•Operating in mixed traffic
• Operating along the kerbside of the road
• Providing services into residential areas
• Connections to trunk services
Smaller vehicles:
Phase 1A
• Airport CBD link
• Inner city service
•CBD Green Point Stadium
Subsequent phases
•Rest of phase 1: West Coast to Atlantis route
•Phase 2: Metro South East (Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain)
•Phases 3 and 4: Delft, Blue Downs, Stellenbosch
Comfortable, accessible public transport
•Easy boarding for wheelchairs
•Accessible for the elderly and children
•Provision for prams •World class stations and
vehicles
Level boarding on trunk routes. Ramps on feeder routesLevel boarding on trunk routes. Ramps on feeder routes
Sustainable public transport
•Low emission vehicles
• Reduction in private vehicle use
Affordable public transport
•Fares will be comparable with those currently charged
•Financial modelling underway •Cheaper fares for off peak times•Fares to range from R4 to R16
Infrastructure designed to fit fare structure
Feeder Services•Flat fare per trip at open stationsTrunk Services
• Base + distance-related fare
Free transfer: Free transfer: • between trunk services • between trunk services • • at strategic closed feeder stationsat strategic closed feeder stations
Smart cards
•Will enable transfers between trunk routes on a single fare
•Will make it easy to transfer between trunk routes
•Sold at stations and retail outlets
•Eliminate cash transactions on the vehicles
Phase 1 construction: inner city to Green Point
Hertzog Boulevard, Civic lane and Old Marine Rd• Construction of dedicated lane, station and cycle lane begins nowSomerset Rd• Cycle lane under construction, for completion in March 2010
Inner City to Hout Bay• Dedicated lanes, stations and cycle infrastructure begins 2nd half of 2009
Airport services
•Airport plaza, IRT station base structure for completion by December 2009
•Station top structure for completion by March 2010
West coast infrastructure
•R27 dedicated lanes, and cycle lanes currently under construction for completion by March 2010
•Bayside Centre station construction begins now•Blaauwberg Rd median lane construction begins
mid-2009
Comparing infrastructure costs
• BRT• Trams• Light rail• Urban rail• Elevated rail• Metro
R65-160 Mil /km R100-250 Mil /km R150-400 Mil /km
R325-650 Mil /km
R325-2000 Mil /km
R3.2 - 100 Mil /km
Cape Town IRT
infrastructure is
costing about
R 40 million / km
on average
Curitiba, Brazil
Guayquil, Equador
Pereira, Columbia
São Paulo, Brazil
Station Design
Station Design
Station Design
Typical signage at ticket office entrance
System map displays
• Individual route maps above doorways
• Full system map inside closed area of station
Glass sliding doors with station name displayed
Real-time information displays
Alignment of Bus with Platforms
• Kassel Kerb in Zuidtangent, Netherlands
Progress Summary
March 2007: Implementation Framework completed
October 2007: City project team formed
November 2007: City study tour to Latin America
December 2007: Operational plan tender awarded
2007
2008
February 2008: National Treasury awarding of R 836 m
March 2008: Council resolution approving planning
April 2008: Awarding of Business Plan contract
April 2008: Press announcement on project
August 2008:Council approves Phase 1A implementation
August 2008: First infrastructure tender advertised
November 2008: Construction commences
December 2008: Phase 1A operator study tour to Colombia
Progress Summary20
09
February 2009 : Draft Vehicle Operator Prospectus given to taxi and bus industry February 2009: National Treasury awarding of R 900 m
April 2009: R600m civil contracts awarded R300m tenders received for IRT Closed Station Superstructures