BRT
Sources told Al Mal newspaper that the Ministry of Transport would receive the first batch of the vehicles of the bus-rapid-transit (BRT) within days.
Chairman of the National Authority for Roads Hossam El Din Mostafa told press that the cost of the two phases of the bus-rapid-transit (BRT) being implemented in Greater Cairo had amounted to LE9.5 billion.
That is in the section lying in Giza.
The transport minister revealed new plans on microbuses using the Ring Road.
Upon an invitation of Qatari counterpart Jassim Bin Saif al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir held a visit to the Gulf state Sunday to hold talks on potential cooperation in the sector.
Officials at the Ministry of Transportation told an European Investment Bank (EIB) delegation that the local production of bus-rapid-transit (BRT) vehicles has begun.
Minister Kamel al-Wazie had stated last week that crowdedness on the Ring Road would be eliminated in 2022.
BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transit, which are systems for buses aiming to reduce speed.
