Rajkot BRTS update

Are you ready to ride on Mercedes-Benz on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor on 150 feet Ring Road in Rajkot ? Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) said the trial run of the air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz bus would begin from Tuesday next once the formalities required at the RTO are completed. The 10.7 km pilot project of BRTS from Gondal Road chowkdi to Jamnagar Road chowkdi on the Ring Road is expected to be completed in June. The bus would have 13 stops on the route. The project is being implemented under the Central Government sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM). At least six Fire Brigade personnel have been trained to run this special bus. RMC officials will decide after the trial run on the suitability of the bus based on various factors including economical. The project will be implemented in a phase manner in three corridors — blue, green and red — to cover an area of 104.86 sq km in the city. The total length of the BRTS project is 63.50 km.