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Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Red Line Project

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Project Information

Investment ID: Loan 3799-PAK

Bank: Asian Development Bank

Environmental Category: A

Country: Pakistan

Region: South Asia

Approval Date: July 5, 2019

Investment Types: Loans

Total Project Cost: USD 517.9 million

Total Complaints: 8

Description

The proposed project will help increase the use of quality public transport in Karachi by delivering the 26.6-kilometer (km) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line corridor and associated facilities, directly benefiting 1.5 million people. The project is economically justified by major time savings for BRT passengers; vehicle operating cost savings; and better air quality and reduced carbon emissions through an innovative waste-to-fuel scheme, which will improve the public health and mitigate climate change. It will also make Karachi safer, greener, and more inclusive and competitive. The project is aligned with the following impact: quality of life in Karachi improved. The project will have the following outcome: use of quality public transport in Karachi increased.

Implementers

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Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA)
TransKarachi Company