India Sustainable Urban Transport Program (SUTP) – BRTS Experience

Nupur GuptaSr. Transport Specialist

2nd ASIA BRTS

India SUTP … Backdrop & Genesis Rapidly growing economy with increasing incomes and population

especially in urban centres – growing congestion, road safety and

environmental issues

Government of India announces the National Urban Transport Policy

(NUTP) 2006 and launches the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru Urban

Renewal Mission with a funding corpus of $10bn

SUTP designed to support and demonstrate the principles enshrined in

the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) 2006, specifically,

o Priority to the use of public transport

o Priority to non-motorized transport, and

o Capacity building for developing & implementing sustainable

transport systems (at both national and local levels)

• Combines GEF Grant and IBRD ($20.33mn+$105.23mn)

India SUTP … Components

Component IA & IB: National Capacity

Development

Component 2: City Demonstration

Projects

Capacity Building in Urban

Transport Planningo Component-1A (UNDP): Capacity

Building for Institutions and Individuals

o Component-1B (WB): Technical

Assistance to MoUD to Improve the

National, State and Local Capacity to

Implement National Urban Transport

Policy

Demo pilots in select citieso Pimpri Chinchwad - BRTo Naya Raipur – BRT Lite, NMTo Hubli-Dharwad – BRT, NMTo Mysore – ITS for PTo Indore – ITS for BRTo Pune – NMT (Cancelled)

India SUTP … ImplementationSUTP Steering Committee

National Project Director

National Project Manager

Internal Staff PMC

PMU

PIU (City Level)

State Level Nodal Agency

Implementing Agency

IUTLogistics &

Service Support

Component 2

TMAC

Component 1A

Component 1B

Component 1

Monitoring & Advisory

Ministry of Urban Development

UNDP

World Bank

PCMC, NRDA, DULT/ HDBRTSCO, KSRTC, AICTSL

World Bank

Ministry of Urban Development

Component IB … National Capacity Development

Guidelines on key reforms/ new areas – involve

development of Guidelines and application on select citieso Guidelines on Unified Metropolitan Transit Authority (UMTA) and Urban

Transport Fund (UTF)

o Guidelines on Transit Oriented Development (ToD), NMT Masterplan

and Public Bike Sharing (PBS)

o Guidelines on Traffic Management Information & Control Centre

(TMICC) and National Public Transport Helpline

o Guidelines on Model Contracts for Private Operations in City Bus

Services

Component IB Leaders in Urban Transport Planning

o India Chapter launched in 2012 in collaboration with MoUD and CEPT University – 3rd round of training ongoing

o Over 125 officials trained Development of a National Research Facility at MoUD

o Research design report presented to Committee constituted by MoUD Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study for SUTP cities Program Evaluation Study of Bus Funding Scheme of GoI

Increased sensitization and awareness building among urban transport officials and professionals owing to the consultative process adopted by MoUD for these activities

Component 2 … City Demonstration Projects

Pimpri Chinchwad – Nashik Phata Flyover

Naya Raipur – Road to Capital Complex

Hubli Dharwad – Ongoing Civil Works on BRT Corridor

Mysore – Centre Control Centre for ITS on Mysore City Buses

Mysore Population - 0.9 mn Key Feature - Tourist destination

Hubli Dharwad Population - 0.9 mnKey Feature - 2nd largest conurbation after Bangalore/ Educational hub

Pimpri ChinchwadPopulation - 1.7 mnKey Feature - Twin city of Pune/ mostly Industrial

IndorePopulation - 3.2 mnKey Feature - Commercial capital of the state of MP

Naya RaipurPopulation - 0.1 mnKey Feature - Greenfield development/ New state capital of Chhattisgarh state

Naya Raipur – BRTS Lite

Corridor I

Corridor III

Corridor II

• Improved public transport connectivity between old and new city and within new city• Improved pedestrian and cycling access in new city

Naya Raipur• Construction ongoing• BRT station cum pick up point at Railway

Station showcase of inter-modal integration

• TA support provided on UMTA for Greater Raipur Area – UMTA constituted

• Changes in development code and NR Masterplan recommended by NRDA Board to state government based on TA on ToD

• Regional Mobility Plan under preparation

• Interim Bus service launched

• Delays in preparation, award of contracts

• Coordination with Railways• Slow construction progress• Staffing of BRT Team

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY CHALLENGES

BRT Lite slated for launch by end 2015

Pimpri-Chinchwad BRTS

Four BRTS Corridors

• 2 NURM funded major corridors connecting Pimpri-Chinchwad with Pune– Roadworks complete; BRT

stations, access improvements ongoing

• 2 Bank supported greenfield corridors of 19 km connecting the two parts of the city divided by a river, railway line and major highway – grid formation– Roadworks and BRT station works

ongoing

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Pimpri-Chinchwad• Construction ongoing• BRT Access Plan TA ongoing • Parking Policy under preparation• Communications and outreach

ongoing• BRT Cell created within PMPML with

fulltime CEO

• One of the first failed BRT (?) pilots in Pune resulting in adverse public opinion

• Coordination between multiple stakeholders with divergent priorities i.e. Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, PMPML on station design, buses, ITS, service plan etc.

• Protracted land acquisition owing to litigation, substantial displacement and resettlement resulting in delayed implementation

• Poorly performing contractor

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY CHALLENGES

BRT slated for launch by end 2015

Hubli-Dharwad BRTS

NAVANAGAR

DHARWAD

NAVALGUND

HUBLI

KALGHATGI

Hubli-Dharwad• Key public transport corridor: 170k

bus trips/day (6000-7000 passengers per direction per hour) forecast to increase to 287,000 trips/day by 2024

• Buses 7% of vehicles, 70% of passengers on corridor

• Travel time: 64 minutes rising to 70 min by 2024 (trip time with project will reduce by about 30 min)

• Responsible for about 50% of road crash fatalities in metropolitan area (63 in 2008)

• Designed for ~12000 PHPDT• Segregated Central bus lanes with

Median bus stops; • Trunk & Feeder service; level boarding

& alighting; Off-board ticketing• ITS for BRTS, ATCS for traffic

management, Integrated ticketing• Standard and articulated buses• Comprehensive development of city

transport infrastructure: depots, workshops, terminals both for BRT and feeder buses, last-mile connectivity.

CORRIDOR BRT DESIGN

Hubli-Dharwad• Hubli-Dharwad inducted late into the

Project in 2013• Comprehensive approach including

city wide public transport improvements

• New SPV created for BRT• Green BRTS• Systematic approach to land

acquisition - negotiations completed with majority of affected religious sites

• Many contracts awarded; construction commenced

• TA on integrated transport and land use planning under procurement

• Communication and outreach ongoing

• Complex land acquisition and resettlement

• Delays on account of redesign/ alternatives analysis

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY CHALLENGES

Mysore - ITS

Indore - ITS

Indore• Indore has distinction of introducing

the concept of PPP in city bus services in India back in 2005

• The BRT (Ibus) became operational in May 2013

• GPS enabled ITS system (PIS/AVLS/TSP/AFCS) on the BRT planned to be funded under GEF SUTP project

• An Oct 2013 High Court ruling has resulted in opening the BRT corridor to general traffic

• The SPV for managing city buses services (AICTSL) thinly staffed

• Frequent changes in key officials• Long delays and issues with ITS

procurement

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY CHALLENGES

Project Progress

• Project disbursement at 30% • 75 percent of the IBRD funds have now been committed

compared to about 50 percent in January 2014 – 4 years into the project

Challenges … BRT are complex projects involving many aspects i.e.

infrastructure, buses, BRT service operations, ITS, and requiring agility to deal with changes

Land acquisition and resettlement poses serious challenges in urban environment

Fragmented institutional arrangements and need for continuous stakeholder coordination at the city level i.e. municipal corporation(s), development authority, bus company

Frequent changes in key officials – issues of ownership and commitment

Assignment of dedicated resources / staff

Key Lessons … Success Factors A nodal organisation, SPV, mandated with project implementation and

operation, with committed funding and dedicated resources

Investment of time and resources in project preparation Complete DPR with all elements of the Project properly studied and designed

Robust designs with analysis of alternatives to minimise impacts & optimise benefits

Procurement packages identified and implementation schedule in place (including service

elements)

Land acquisition and resettlement – proper planning and consultation,

streamlined implementation with support of NGO’s, consultants

BRT Expert to support through design and implementation phase

Early consultation and project communication

Project champion

Thank You

Contact Nupur Gupta, Sr. Transport Specialistngupta1@worldbank.orgwww.worldbank.org