Hanoi allows ordinary buses to use BRT lane
Hanoi authorities have agreed on piloting the operation of ordinary buses in the lane currently reserved for the bus rapid transit (BRT).
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The Hanoi Transport Department's proposal was made at a meeting on April 28 of the Hanoi’s People’s Committee. The department also said that the Kim Ma-Yen Nghia BRT lane should be piloted for the operation of ambulances and other kinds of priority vehicles.
People Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung agreed to the trial run of ordinary buses on the BRT lane for six months.
Chung added that the average passenger number of each express bus is only 34 people; so, the BRT lane should be further taken advantage of.
According to Nguyen Hoang Hai, Director of the Hanoi Urban Traffic Management and Operation Centre, the centre has studied the permission of other vehicles on the BRT lane; however, the infrastructure condition is a problem.
The 14.7-km BRT route has been operated since early 2017 with 26 buses. Along the route is 21 stops.
In the first three months of the operation, the route served around 13,603 passengers per day.
