Establishment of Three Multi-Modal Bus Terminals in Lahore

Lahore the capital of Punjab and the second largest city in Pakistan; consist of population of about 9 million. Lahore city covers a total land area of 404 km and still growing. More than three million of people have come to Lahore from other parts of the country primarily to earn livelihood. There are only two places where long distances buses operate: the main bus stands and the Sherakot bus stands. Although all services depart and swarming with people. People leave Lahore for their hometowns to meet their families have to wait for hours at the existing inter-city bus terminals. Bus Transport is the major mode contributing towards fulfilling the need of intercity bus traffic for Lahore.

The Government of Punjab desires to improve the overall intra-city and intercity Transport operations to and from Lahore. Keeping in view the debilitating situation of Intra City & Inter City Public Transport System for Lahore; Transport Department in collaboration with the CDGL intends to establish Multimodal Intercity Bus Terminals (MBIT) on G.T Road ,Ferozpur Road ,and Multan Road , & on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) basis. The new terminals will be designed to facilitate intercity passengers through the provision of modern facilities matching international standards. The proposed MBIT will be well connected with the Bus Rapid Transit System, Intra-City Public Transport System, and Railway with proper roadway links to the Allama Iqbal International Airport via the Lahore Ring Road, specifically aiming to reduce travel time in the city & discomfort to the intercity passengers. The project will be implementing on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. Approximate cost of this project is Rs. 5.020 Billion.

City42 reported today that LRMTS has now officially been shelved and BRT is going to replace it, since the construction work for BRT has started, I think it deserves a separate thread, and we have enough news & updates(and an official video by LTC) to start a new thread......What's your opinion guys?

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Canal road

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Muslim town flyover.

City42 reported today that LRMTS has now officially been shelved and BRT is going to replace it, since the construction work for BRT has started, I think it deserves a separate thread, and we have enough news & updates(and an official video by LTC) to start a new thread......What's your opinion guys?
I WAS ALSO THINKING THE SAME THING:cheers:

City42 reported today that LRMTS has now officially been shelved and BRT is going to replace it, since the construction work for BRT has started, I think it deserves a separate thread, and we have enough news & updates(and an official video by LTC) to start a new thread......What's your opinion guys?

I say this is pathetic, we must establish LRMTS. There is no other proper solution to traffic issues of Lahore. This was our best chance to build this in SS tenure...

A very disappointing news

I dont think SS had the intent to shelve it..... instead it is the financial guarantee the federal govt. won't provide to best of my knowledge plus I still wont give up hope if PML (N) gets to run Islamabad in the future. I think if it was Benazir bhuto shaheed LRMTS then it could have been built with guarantee that someone at the top gets major commission from this deal....then may be!!!!

I say this is pathetic, we must establish LRMTS. There is no other proper solution to traffic issues of Lahore. This was our best chance to build this in SS tenure...

A very disappointing news

listen please ,

why LRMT is shelved for now,

"because according to federal law, no province can take loan as big as 1.8 billion $ , CM , SS challenged this with the gov, but we all know zardari. he told punjab gov, that he can allow the 1.8 billion $ investment but, punjab gov will give 10-15 percent to federal goverment which is ridiculous. so once the new goverment sets up, punjab will re initiate the loan agreement and it will get built "

quoted as said by myself , not from a source, but i have read all this in english newspaper , dont remember which one :).

I dont think SS had the intent to shelve it..... instead it is the financial guarantee the federal govt. won't provide to best of my knowledge plus I still wont give up hope if PML (N) gets to run Islamabad in the future. I think if it was Benazir bhuto shaheed LRMTS then it could have been built with guarantee that someone at the top gets major commission from this deal....then may be!!!!

I hope what you say never comes true, I think CDA is doing a fine job with Islamabad and i don't want any political interference in running Islamabad. Islamabad has only developed because it had no or little Interference with the Government. Rawalpindi could also be developed like Islamabad but what happen you tell me???
The guy just made some flyovers and you make him as he is the best men to run the capital! He just developed some parts of Lahore and let me remind you he is not a Mayor of Lahore he is the Chief minster of whole Punjab so what has he done for rest of Punjab in the last 4 Years. Nothing against you but please justify your answer.

Along with BRT, Lahore needs LRMTS as well...

Rapid Bus Transit system: Plans for first bus-only road stretch extended

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A dedicated bus lane cannot be built on the entire Ferozepur Road.  ere is not enough space in some areas," TEPA officials.

The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has decided to extend the first stretch of a special bus-only lane for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system from 7.3 to 10 kilometres, said engineers and officials.

Work on the bus lane began in February and the first phase is scheduled for completion by March 30. The BRT is to provide a 27-km bus corridor from Gajju Mata to Shahdara running down the middle of Ferozepur Road, which runs roughly from southeast to northwest Lahore. A Turkish firm is to provide the final master plan for the project in March.

Initially, the first phase of BRT was to run about 5.6 km from Chungi Amer Sidhu to Kalma Chowk. The route was later extended to 7.3 km, running from Kamahan to Kalma Chowk. On Saturday, LTC officials met and decided to start the first phase further south from Gajju Mata. The distance from Gajju Mata to Kalma Chowk is around 10 km.

The route will have 10 bus stops, at Ashyana, Chungi Amar Sidhu, Ghazi Road, the Qainchi, the Phatak, Children’s Hospital, Gulab Devi Hospital, Naseerabad, Model Town and Kalma Chowk. The entire BRT will have 38 stops.

Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) officials said that overhead pedestrian bridges would be built at each stop. The bus lane would expand from about 10 metres wide to about 18 metres at the stops.

The officials added that a dedicated bus-only lane could not be built on the entire Ferozepur Road, as there was not enough space in some areas. For example, there would be no bus lane on the bridge at Chungi Amar Sidhu. For one, the median cannot be removed since the bridge’s support joints are located there. Second, the bridge is narrow and building a bus lane down the middle would leave little space for other traffic.

LTC General Manager (Planning) Uzair Shah said that the estimated cost of the project had gone up from Rs1.48 billion to Rs2 billion. He said that 120 buses would run on the route every two minutes and special 18-metre long buses would be imported in May.

Local buses would be run on the completed portion of the BRT before May, he said. A smart ticketing system would also be set up, he said, so passengers could swipe cards to get on buses, ending the need for conductors.

Refurbished: 44 buses back on the roads

The Lahore Transport Company is increasing the number of buses on each route of the city, announced chairman Khawaja Ahmed Hassan while inaugurating 44 refurbished buses on Friday. Hassan promised that the women-only Pink Bus will soon start on this route. Hassan said that 100 new buses will be delivered by the end of February.

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A section of the Allama Iqbal Road dug up for development work calls for the authorities’ attention.

^^ wat r they doing there

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^^ BRT

duplicate post.

City42 reported today that LRMTS has now officially been shelved and BRT is going to replace it, since the construction work for BRT has started, I think it deserves a separate thread, and we have enough news & updates(and an official video by LTC) to start a new thread......What's your opinion guys?

Good to hear that construction work on BRT project has already started. I also think this project deserve a new thread.

Guys by any chance we have a route map for BRT?

^^ wat r they doing there

searching for Gold Mines :nuts:

^^ wat r they doing there
drama nothing else the pace of work is really very slow

may be LRMTS takes more time, where as RBT will take less and also easier, so keeping upcoming elections in mind govt is building that.

if they had public interest in mind today we hav Mabarak centre, expo centre tower, sports city etc...

what about the green belts already existing at the center of the roads are they going to remove them

i dont think this much width wil be enough for a two way BRT.... i dont know how they are gonna build it on every main road of the city....

what about the green belts already existing at the center of the roads are they going to remove them

you can see in the above pic they already removed the green belt

listen please ,

why LRMT is shelved for now,

"because according to federal law, no province can take loan as big as 1.8 billion $ , CM , SS challenged this with the gov, but we all know zardari. he told punjab gov, that he can allow the 1.8 billion $ investment but, punjab gov will give 10-15 percent to federal goverment which is ridiculous. so once the new goverment sets up, punjab will re initiate the loan agreement and it will get built "

quoted as said by myself , not from a source, but i have read all this in english newspaper , dont remember which one :).

I posted that report in the same thread, you can find it couple of pages back.

so they remove the light poles aswell.....whr they gonnaa install lights on the roads...

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please check this link to better understand Lahore BRT project.

Quite nice!

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nice video

THE Mercedes Benz Capa-city buses are awesome lets hope they get those and not some chinese knock offs

Thanks for sharing...

Lahore ring road, bus rapid transit system reviewed

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Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting in Lahore which reviewed the pace of progress on the agreements signed between Punjab government and Turkey for cooperation in energy, transport, solid waste management, construction and other sectors.

Provincial Minister Ch. Abdul Ghafoor and Members Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Hafiz Mian Nauman, Chairman Planning & Development, secretaries of various departments, Commissioner and District Coordination Officer Lahore and officers concerned were present.

Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister said that the agreements signed between Punjab and Turkey for cooperation in various sectors will be given a practical shape expeditiously.

He said that joint ventures in energy, transport, solid waste management, construction, mining and other sectors will be completed in a transparent manner.

The Chief Minister while issuing instructions for formation of a committee comprising Provincial Ministers, Assembly Members and government officers for the speedy implementation of these projects said that the committee will meet on weekly basis to review the pace of progress while he will preside over a meeting for this purpose on monthly basis.

Secretaries of various departments and Commissioner Lahore Division informed the meeting about their visit to Turkey and the pace of progress on the joint ventures between Turkey and Punjab. The participants of the meeting also gave their proposals regarding these projects.

Badami Bagh bus stand will stay intact

Instead of relocating the Badami Bagh bus stand, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has planned to shift some of the inter-city routes to a new terminal, Pakistan Today has learnt.

According to District Officer (DO) General Inter-City Bus Stand Tariq, the project to shift the Badami Bagh General Bus Stand is still in the planning phase and once things are finalised, the project will gain pace. He said that some places are under consideration for the project but nothing has been finalised yet. He said instead of shifting the entire bus stand, some of the routes would be transferred to new places. Earlier, CDGL had come up with the proposal of splitting the bus stand into three terminals at Shahdra, Multan Road and Thokar Niaz Baig. While in the beginning, entire relocation of the bus stand on the outskirts of the city somewhere near Ring Road had been planned.

On the other hand, the transporters complain of not being taken into confidence on updates of the project. They want themselves on board as well in planning of the shift. All Pakistan Transport Owners Association Chairman Azam Khan Niazi said “This is the matter of our cow, and we should be asked where we want to tie it.” The General Inter-City Bus Stand DO said the shifting was planned to reduce traffic congestion in the area. The city has seen an unplanned expansion in the past and now the stand is situated inside a residential area and markets, he added.

Another reason to shift the bus stand is said to be the disastrous effects of heavy traffic on cultural heritage of Lahore. Art and culture experts say that the vibration caused by heavy traffic is gradually damaging the cultural places situated near the bus stand i.e. Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque. Calling it a ‘cancer’ for the cultural heritage of the walled city of Lahore, former project manager of WCL Orya Maqbool Jan said that the auto market and traffic vehicles were threatening the population and culture of the area. Former Lahore commissioner Khusro Pervez had planned to relocate the stand on the outskirts of the city. He wanted a complete report of the plan in a week but later owing to objections from the transporters, the move was delayed.

Thats gay, the bus stand is the cause of traffic problems there, they should remove it totally and let the wall city live in peace.

^^ this is unnecessary homophobic comment. if you can not say something positive, dont say it.

I guess this one is much better

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wat r these pics for again???

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wat r these pics for again???

Muslim Town flyovers

now there must be a separate thread for BRT

The question that comes in my mind is the handling of Signals for the BRT system...

How will they control or prioritize the movement of busses through all signals of FP Road...?

FP Road is going to be signal free road, so seems legit.

FP Road is going to be signal free road, so seems legit.
what about u-turns?

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^^

A newer, cleaner Lahore in the making

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Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is bracing for launch of new sanitation pilot project designed for door-to-door waste collection and daily cleaning of major roads and streets in designated areas of two towns of provincial capital.

The project, expected to be inaugurated by the mayor of Istanbul on March 5, would be implemented in 16 union councils of Data Gunj Bakhsh and Gulberg Towns. LWMC plans to replicate the project in the other parts of the city in coming six months. With all new imported machinery, LWMC has dubbed it a “one of its kind” sanitation plan that was being implemented in the country for the first time.

For this purpose, LWMC has imported 600 new machines including mechanical waste collectors, waste dumpers and mechanical waste sweepers. The services under this project include provision of free waste collection bags to all residential and commercial consumers of designated union councils, door-to-door daily collection of waste bags, putting 5000 new waste containers, mechanical cleaning and washing of roads, streets, underpasses, squares and green belts. For first four months of the project, LWMC would provide these services for free. Later, these services would be charged at a cost determined after surveying the affordability of consumers and expenditure. The company has outsourced the project to two Turk companies Ozkar Tallar and Al-Bayrak.

Earlier in December last year, LWMC had started this project in six model areas of city including Township, Gulshan Ravi, Mohni Road, Tajpura and Qila Lakshaman Singh. A similar project was also started in Barkat Market Garden Town in January. However instead of new machines, customised rickshaws were employed for waste collection in both of these earlier projects. Before the launch of the new project, the LWMC has started a publicity and awareness blitz in the designated towns. According to LWMC Communication Manager Memona Arsalan, the highlight of the awareness campaign was to familiarize the public with the new Solid Waste Management Project.

The initial awareness activities include graffiti on 32 different walls of the 16 Union Councils (Gulberg Town and Data Gunj Bakhsh Town that are planned to be drawn in the first month of the launch.

The campaign initially started off with distribution of leaflets in different chowks, main roads and mosques of the 16 Union Councils and Regal Chowk, Lakshmi Chowk, Station Road, Jain Mandir Chowk, Governor House, Beadon Road, Mall Road, Shadman, China Chowk, Bhatti Chowk, Shimla Pahari Chowk, Bilal Gunj Chowk and prominent mosques. LWMC’s social mobilisers and Zonal officers of the concerned areas actively participated in the activity.

The awareness campaign through graffiti started off from Government College of Technology for Women and Vocational Institute, Lytton Road where Begum Shaista Pervaiz Malik (President Socio Economic Rehabilitation and Vocational Education) graced the occasion with her presence as the chief guest and appreciated the efforts of the young artists who had participated in the activity. Artists from Punjab University (Dept of Art and Design) painted a wall with the theme of a butterfly symbolising Pak-Turk friendship and the cleanliness drive being introduced in the city by LWMC. Leaflets were also distributed on the occasion.

BRT system is great. :)

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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Baatain karwa lo inn say.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Baatain karwa lo inn say.

Dude he is trying to do a good job, at least praise him.

Canal Flyover to open on March 23

The Canal Flyover, which will ease traffic and will increase trade activities on the Ferozepur Road, will be inaugurated on March 23, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday. He expressed these views during an inspection of the under-construction Canal Flyover on Ferozepur Road.

Shahbaz directed the DCO to identify a suitable piece of land for constructing a parking plaza on Ferozepur Road for the convenience of people and traders.

While directing to constitute a supervisory committee for ensuring completion of Canal Flyover within stipulated period, the CM said the committee would supervise the construction work regularly. He directed the chief traffic officer to ensure smooth flow of traffic on Ferozepur Road. Parks and Horticulture Authority DG said green areas would be developed alongside Canal Flyover.

Earlier, Communication and Works Secretary Azam Suleman while giving a briefing to the CM said the work on the project of Canal Flyover was being done all round the clock.

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Dude he is trying to do a good job, at least praise him.

+1ooooo

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Love the designer jacket he is wearing but perhaps he doesnt care for overall look

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Faisalabad may too koi be Underpass /Flyover Nae B@@n Raha...CM of Punjab is Liar

Failure to meet deadline creates problems

The City District Government has failed to meet the one-month deadline to convert 20 important roads of the City into model roads. The deadline was given by the Provincial Government and the Commissioner Lahore Division; however the roads remain in pathetic condition.

The CDG had also claimed to finish the ongoing construction work on dozens of roads and development projects within the given time period. But the existing situation of these roads has become a constant nuisance for the residents of surrounding localities as well as commuters with frequent traffic jams, a survey conducted by The Nation revealed.

Meanwhile, concerned authorities in the Provincial Government, City District Governments’ Works & Communication Department, Wasa, Lesco and some other departments are holding each other responsible for the delay in construction of the road. Furthermore, the government’s sudden interest in the new master plan launched by the district administration has left dozens of proposed ‘model roads’ of the City trenched for construction purposes, elevating problems in the everyday lives of Lahorites.

Speaking about the ongoing development projects, EDO Works and Communication Department of CDGL Muhammad Akram Zafar admitted that the concerned departments had failed to meet the deadline. However, he clarified that some unexpected hurdles and modifications in the plans were the main reason for the delay.

“Obviously, delay in completing construction of some roads is causing inconvenience not only for the commuters but also for the business community and residents of nearby vicinities” Akram Zafar added.

Rush hour traffic in the City was never less than a nightmare, but with most of the city roads dug up for laying sewerage pipelines, widening, surface maintenance and construction of flyovers majority of citizens are unable to reach their destinations on time due to traffic jams and congested diversion routes.

The government has initiated several development projects at the Ferozpur Road, Multan Road, Allama Iqbal Road Lawrence Road, Circular Road from Railway Station to Azadi Chowk, Queen Marry College Road from Davis Road to Garhi Shahu, Kharak Road, a portion of GT Road, Shalimar Link Road, Kacha Band Road and a number of small roads and streets in residential and commercial areas.

Meanwhile, a number of ongoing projects such as the Canal flyover at Muslim Town Mor and an underpass at Kalma Chowk, which had to be started immediately after the completion of Kalma Chowk Flyover, have been left pending.

The government has yet to complete the construction and widening of Multan Road, which has been pending for the past few years. Other unfinished projects include road construction from Railway Station to Dharampura and sewerage pipelines laying project at Allama Iqbal Road where CDG and WASA have failed to meet the given deadlines.

The citizen’s misery was further multiplied, when these roads were excavated in the absence of a formal traffic plan for commuters; frequent and huge traffic jams have become the order of the day on roads in and around the City’s business and commercial centres.

In addition to that the rampant construction work has left the city engulfed in a blanket of dust, creating more problems for the residents of surrounding localities. The polluted environment is posing health hazards for the population with disease like asthma and breathing problems on the rise.

27-km bus transit system to modernise traffic: CM

CHIEF Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said launch of 27-kilometer long bus rapid transit system, setting up of intelligent transport system for monitoring and traffic control, improvement of public parking system and facility of multi-model bus terminals will make the traffic system modern and efficient.

Addressing a meeting held at the Arfa Software Technology Park on Monday, he said that in the first phase of the bus rapid transit system, development work from Chungi Amar Sadhu to Kalma Chowk was going on speedily. He said the Punjab government had completed projects worth billion of rupees in the most transparent manner through which the people had been provided substantial relief.

The chief minister said revolution would be brought in the public transport through the project and rapid public transport would be available to the people. He said bus rapid transit system was popular throughout the world due to its qualities and now the Lahorites would also benefit from it. According to an estimate of experts, 9,000 passengers would travel in the buses within an hour and the bus would be available to the passengers with an interval of a minute, he said, adding that the total cost of the project had been estimated to Rs1,467 million, of which Rs500 million had been released.

Shahbaz said the bus terminals of bus rapid transit system should be designed as per international standards and fences be erected on both sides of the route of the bus. He said low-floor buses would ply on the roads for the facility of the disabled and old people while the Parks and Horticulture Authority would also plant trees for beatification of the project. The CM also directed the officials concerned to constitute a technical committee, headed by the chief secretary, for dealing with technical matters of the bus rapid transit system project and intelligent transport system.

Shahbaz said the Punjab government had decided to introduce intelligent transport system for modernising traffic system and the system would fulfill future needs. He said that under the system, traffic flow would run through central traffic command and control system so that in case of any accident or emergency, human lives could be saved. He said the system would consist of modern equipments to help maintain a smooth flow of traffic.

The chief minister said that new parking system would be introduced in Lahore for organising it on the modern lines. He said that at present more than 1.8 million vehicles were plying in Lahore and provincial government, with the cooperation of Turkey, was evolving a modern parking plan keeping in view the next 25 years’ needs for ensuring provision of modern parking facilities for these vehicles. He said a separate directorate would be established in the Lahore Transport Company for the purpose which would supervise the new parking system.

Shahbaz Sharif said arrangements had been finalised for introducing vehicle inspection system of international standard. He said the project would start in November under which computerised fitness certificates would be issued to vehicles.

Talking about the multi-model intercity bus terminals project, the chief minister said necessary designing of the project should be completed within 45 days. He said that besides drivers and passengers, special arrangements should also be made for the sick people, women and children at multi-model bus terminals.

During his briefing, the Lahore DCO said that a policy had been devised for setting up new parking stands in Lahore. He said that under the policy, all necessary facilities would be provided to the people at the bus stands. He said the project of Thokhar Niaz Beg bus terminal, being constructed at 109 kanals of land, would be completed by March 15.

Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, MPA Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, the Planning & Development chairman, secretaries of Housing, Transport and Information departments, Commissioner Lahore, representatives of NESPAK and NLC attended the meeting.

Saw the construction work on Muslim town flyover today, work is going on nicely BUT I doubt it will be completed by March 23th, may be they will complete one side by then...

LTC to operate city parking lots

The Punjab government has entrusted the Lahore Transport Company with the task of taking over the entire parking lots in the city and operating them under its regulations in order to streamline the parking issues.

“In near future we will take control of all parking lots being run currently by the City District Government of Lahore, towns, LDA, Wasa, Tepa or any other provincial department of the Punjab government,” Lahore Transport Company Chairman and Adviser to Chief Minister Khwaja Ahmad Hassan said while speaking at a meeting of LTC Board of Directors here on Tuesday.

He said the LTC management had also decided to set up a separate wing to supervise new parking system in Lahore.

He said as many as 350 new buses of international standard were expected to reach Lahore from China by April 15 and 100 of them would be available in the city within the next 10 days. “The Punjab government is also making arrangements for ensuring availability of standardised buses for other mega cities including Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur and Multan very soon.”

He directed the LTC enforcement wing to ensure implementation of safety standards in public transport by involving all stakeholders, particularly the transport department. He said the town municipal administrations and traffic police had also been advised to jointly launch an operation against substandard CNG cylinders installed in public transport.

The LTC chairman said effective measures would be taken to ply the buses in accordance with the standards of safety, maintenance and cleanliness. “It is mandatory for enforcement staff of LTC to regulate urban transport system effectively. The enforcement staff will take concrete measures to regulate the public transport in accordance with law, ethics and standards. It is also need of the hour to improve behaviour of the bus staff with passengers.”

Mr Hassan said work on the phase-II of Bus Rapid Transit project would be launched soon from Chungi Amar Sidhu to Kalma Chowk. “The BRT project will facilitate about 150,000 passengers with two dedicated bus lanes,” he said.

The meeting was also attended by LTC Vice-Chairman Mehr Ishtiaq, BoD members including Yawar Irfan, Ahsan Chughtai, Secretary (Transport) Captain (retd) Muhammad Yousaf, LTC CEO Haider Lateef, general managers Asad Gillani, Adnan Mudassar, Kamran Khan and Amjad Husain and Deputy Secretary (Chief Minister Secretariat) Fawad Akram.

Lahore Transport Company: 100 new buses in 10 days

The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) will import 350 buses by the middle of April, including 100 in the next 10 days.

The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) will import 350 buses by the middle of April, including 100 in the next 10 days, said LTC Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan. The government will also get standardised buses for Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur and Multan very soon, Hassaan said at an LTC board meeting on Tuesday.

He said that the LTC’s enforcement wing would ensure the adoption of safety standards in public transport and, in collaboration with the Transport Department, the tehsil municipal administrations and traffic police, launch an operation against substandard CNG cylinders. He said that bus staff should behave better with passengers. Hassaan said that the Bus Rapid Transit system – a dedicated road corridor for buses currently being laid on Ferozepur Road from Chungi Amr Sidhu to Kalma Chowk – would serve about 150,000 passengers a day.

He said that the LTC had also been given responsibility for handling parking in Lahore and a separate wing would be set up in the company to supervise a new parking system in the city.

Public transport: Work on Intelligent Transport System to begin March 5

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Under the ITS project, 150 road junctions in the city will get high-tech traffic signals that, using sensors and cameras, can detect the level of traffic on each side and adjust accordingly.

Engineers will start work next month on an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to improve traffic management along the first stretch of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, from Gajju Mata to Kalma Chowk.

Under the ITS project, 150 road junctions in the city will get high-tech traffic signals that, using sensors and cameras, can detect the level of traffic on each side and adjust accordingly. The junctions will also get LCD screens to inform motorists of traffic conditions ahead, and cameras that can detect traffic signal and speeding offences.

ITS and BRT Project Director Mazhar Hussain Khan told The Express Tribune that 14 surveillance cameras, 30 traffic cameras, 2 speed corridor violation cameras, 25 red light violation detection cameras and 25 red light detection video cameras would be installed along 13 junctions of the BRT, a two-lane bus corridor running down the middle of Ferozepur Road, in “package one of phase one” of the ITS project starting on March 5. It would take about four months to finish, said Khan, who is also director (engineering construction) at the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA).

The budget for package one, which includes developing a command and control centre on the fifth floor of the Arfa Software and Technology Park, is Rs860 million. Some Rs4 billion has been budgeted for the ITS project over the course of one year from its starting date. In phase one of the project, a total of 83 junctions around the city will be upgraded.

Khan said that the sensors and cameras installed at the traffic signals would be able to analyse the traffic load on the road. “The signal will modify its timing according to the density of traffic on any given side,” he said.

LCD screens would be set up at the junctions to display information about traffic around the city and the road ahead, he said. Footage from the cameras would be accessible at the command and control centre and officials there would be quickly able to develop a diversion plan if they spot a road blockage.

The cameras would also be able to spot speeding vehicles or those crossing on a red light. The vehicles would be identified through their licence plates. With the help of excise and taxation and customs officials, challans could then be sent straight to the home addresses of the violators.

“The police will also be able to keep track of suspicious vehicles,” Khan said. “And the command and control centre can also inform Rescue 1122 if there is a serious accident, most of which occur at junctions.”

Uzair Shah, the general manager (Infrastructure) at the Lahore Transport Company, said that the ITS was integral to the BRT project. For one, it would ensure that there is a regular interval between buses so passengers get a regular service. “The signals work with sensors and retainable memory so they will know how to manage a green signal for buses without hindering the flow of traffic,” he said.

Sources in TEPA and a traffic consultancy, speaking on the condition of anonymity, had some criticisms about the project. They said that the new technology would be hard to understand for most motorists in Lahore since they were unfamiliar with it. They also said that more advanced smart transport systems existed in Japan and the US and the ITS in Lahore should have been modelled on one of these. And they said that redesigning some junctions would be a more effective traffic management measure.

Khan, the project director, said that the new system was not too hard to follow and the citizens of Lahore would get used to it. He did not disagree that the Turkish system was less advanced than some others, but said that the Punjab government had decided to engage a Turkish firm because of its close ties with the country.

He said that 2.5 million vehicles use Lahore’s roads every day and a smart transport system was essential to managing this traffic load efficiently. “Expanding roads and junctions alone is not enough,” he said.

I just hope that the private buses and minibuses are banned.

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why?

if they offer a good service, let them compete.

Those proposing and/or favouring private buses / minibuses must be the ones who dont (want/need to) travel by bus. Pity :ohno:

I just hope that the private buses and minibuses are banned.

Yes all these buses and mini vans are too dangerously equipped with out dated CNG cylinders. But neither the bureaucracy nor the political govt has got guts to ban them. It really is a strong Mafia!

Yes all these buses and mini vans are too dangerously equipped with out dated CNG cylinders. But neither the bureaucracy nor the political govt has got guts to ban them. It really is a strong Mafia!

i always catch up fight with hiace drivers.... they are aggressive pigs.

Im liking this! Would love to see a full plan with photographs of the buses and service. Even if people consider PML-N to be crap, Shahbaz seems to be doing alot of the punjabi capital. I hope he looks at developing other cities within the region.

Public transport: Work on Intelligent Transport System to begin March 5

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Under the ITS project, 150 road junctions in the city will get high-tech traffic signals that, using sensors and cameras, can detect the level of traffic on each side and adjust accordingly.

Engineers will start work next month on an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to improve traffic management along the first stretch of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, from Gajju Mata to Kalma Chowk.

Under the ITS project, 150 road junctions in the city will get high-tech traffic signals that, using sensors and cameras, can detect the level of traffic on each side and adjust accordingly. The junctions will also get LCD screens to inform motorists of traffic conditions ahead, and cameras that can detect traffic signal and speeding offences.

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Best thing ever going to happen ..... :banana:

Public transport: Work on Intelligent Transport System to begin March 5

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Under the ITS project, 150 road junctions in the city will get high-tech traffic signals that, using sensors and cameras, can detect the level of traffic on each side and adjust accordingly.

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Sources in TEPA and a traffic consultancy, speaking on the condition of anonymity, had some criticisms about the project. They said that the new technology would be hard to understand for most motorists in Lahore since they were unfamiliar with it. They also said that more advanced smart transport systems existed in Japan and the US and the ITS in Lahore should have been modelled on one of these. And they said that redesigning some junctions would be a more effective traffic management measure.

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That person would definitely belongs to those troll face community who are always there in the gov sector to oppose any new system which can lessen their oper ki kmai.

^^ agree. I wish this forum gets "like" button on the comments

At a petition from transporters, Lahore High Court has issued a stay order against the shifting of Bus terminal from Badami Bagh to Thokar Niaz Beg. No doubt, TNB location has its own merits and demerits, but here I propose a location which is right near the heart of the city (enabling easy access for passengers), yet establishing a bus terminal there will have least adverse impacts on the city traffic.

The proposed location is situated on the Ravi bank adjacent to Motorway
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The proposed location is shown in a Yellow half circle and has an area of more or less 150 acre (more than enough for such a bus stand).

A 1.3 Km access road along already existing nalah can be constructed to provide access to passengers from "Double Sarkaan Chowk". It is the place where Gulshan Ravi Main Boulevard meets the Lahore Ring Road. Already a number of 24-hour public transport routes serve this place connecting it with current laari adda, Railway Station, Airport, TNB and Downtown Lahore city. So the apprehension of transporters regarding losing their customers in case of TNB Terminal is taken care of with proposed location.

The place has its own locational advantage. Being on Ravi bank, it is easy to provide uninterrupted water supply from the river for bus washing etc. This specific place is protected from river water by a 1 km curved embankment (originally built to protect motorway bridge ramp).

Now the best part is the usage of Motorway for inflow and outflow of the buses. Using green lines and white arrows, I have tried to display how incoming and outgoing access path can be constructed for the buses themselves. This involves building a overhead bridge over the motorway for buses coming from cities in south of Lahore and traffic going to cities in the north and west of Lahore. If flyover is not feasible then the road can be constructed under the Motorway bridge over the river. But in that case such a road will need protection from river water in case of a flood.

Transport vehicles for the cities connected via GT road (Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Jehlum) can use Kala Shah Kaku by pass.

The transporters who have eagerness to serve passengers in Shahdara and adjoining areas can use Faiz Pur Interchange (Jaranwala Road).

For Sheikhupura and Faisalabad (non-motorway transport), sheikhupura road interchange needs to be operational (even in case of TNB terminal) otherwise an unnecessary diversion of 10 km will comprise of faizpur interchange, jaranwala road, sagian road and sheikhupura road.

This location will be much more beneficial in future, once M-4 Faisalabad Multan Motorway is constructed.

This location provides a free flow of transport vehicles as well as the city traffic. Only caution is that the access road (connecting terminal and Ring Road) must not be used by intercity transport vehicles.

For Sheikhupura and Faisalabad (non-motorway transport), sheikhupura road interchange needs to be operational (even in case of TNB terminal) otherwise an unnecessary diversion of 10 km will comprise of faizpur interchange, jaranwala road, sagian road and sheikhupura road.


Last time I was in PK , I took this Faisalabad-Lahore Dual Carriage way and they were building another toll Plaza just before you face Motorway ramp (which is closed as of now). From what I learn the closure was a fight between Dual Carriage way authority and NLC as the cars will not be taking the exit on the Dual Carriage and the operating company was going to loose revenue. So to fix this issue, they were going to build this new toll Plaza ( I think the location is Begam Kot). Not sure what is the current status of it, but if that Toll Plaza and Motorway ramp comes operational , going and coming from Faisalabad would be very easy as you have to face crap load of traffic if you enter via Saghian or west Lahore.

I always took a turn back and enter motorway from Jaranwala exit on the other side and exit on thokar rather quickly.


PS: not a bad idea although I'm against any development which takes out agriculture land - we have already lost a lot of good agri land and we are going to suffer one day.

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Drove through canal road last night from Mall road underpass to Jail road underpass, and I must say it looks awesome with LED lights at full brightness :banana2:

it would be good if bus transit system thread is seprated

it would be good if bus transit system thread is seprated

We can but we don't have any proper render/map/design/route of the project yet. Once we get all the details online then surely we will start a new thread and post all the information there.

Drove through canal road last night from Mall road underpass to Jail road underpass, and I must say it looks awesome with LED lights at full brightness :banana2:

Would love to see some pictures/video of course not when your driving! ;)

Would love to see some pictures/video of course not when your driving! ;)

Daylight photographs of the completed canal road have already been posted here by Ahmad Rashid Ahmad, for night views a professional photographer is required :) Lets be patient I am sure that HCS guys will upload the latest pics on there webpage very soon.

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Work is going on slow BUT these LED lights will replace the current bulbs from Mall road underpass to Doctors hospital underpass...

We can but we don't have any proper render/map/design/route of the project yet. Once we get all the details online then surely we will start a new thread and post all the information there.

but the work is in progress and there is not any doubt there. and there are simulations rendering the project details , available on youtube and are also refered in this thread.

Drove through canal road last night from Mall road underpass to Jail road underpass, and I must say it looks awesome with LED lights at full brightness :banana2:

Nice dunno if they are using LED lights for LRR.

We have to see the future requirement of city may be for time being we face little problems. In my opinion: Thoker Nayaz Baeg is the best area for New Bus Stand. Buses want to move toward Pind directly can choose M2.The Buses want to go through Nayazi Interchange ,can go through Ring road and then the part of ring road “Band Road” then to Shahdara. No need to go on Multan Road. Toward Multan already no problem. Same for Kasur it will be no problem when it completes the ring road. Now If we see the city internal routs, as city government planning BRT on canal road it will solve the problem of that area it will link most of the main roads. Same there is also plane BRT on Multan road, so it will cover that area also.

Nice dunno if they are using LED lights for LRR.

No, at LRR the standard halogen lights are being used.

We have to see the future requirement of city may be for time being we face little problems. In my opinion: Thoker Nayaz Baeg is the best area for New Bus Stand. Buses want to move toward Pind directly can choose M2.The Buses want to go through Nayazi Interchange ,can go through Ring road and then the part of ring road “Band Road” then to Shahdara. No need to go on Multan Road. Toward Multan already no problem. Same for Kasur it will be no problem when it completes the ring road. Now If we see the city internal routs, as city government planning BRT on canal road it will solve the problem of that area it will link most of the main roads. Same there is also plane BRT on Multan road, so it will cover that area also.

Yes you are exactly right dude but as I earlier said that the transport mafia is too strong, they never would care for wtf is or will be planned for future. Thokar nayaz beg is the best place for a main bus terminal of Lahore. But the court has given the stay order in the favor of transport mafia against CGDL & I wonder how long this case will now remain in court and the plan of shutting down the BadamiBagh lari adda would ever be implemented or not.

No, at LRR the standard halogen lights are being used.



Yes you are exactly right dude but as I earlier said that the transport mafia is too strong, they never would care for wtf is or will be planned for future. Thokar nayaz beg is the best place for a main bus terminal of Lahore. But the court has given the stay order in the favor of transport mafia against CGDL & I wonder how long this case will now remain in court and the plan of shutting down the BadamiBagh lari adda would ever be implemented or not.

May be you gentlemen would like to consider the approachability of the passengers as well. TNB is at the southern end of the city, with very few direct public transport rout actually going there.

My point is that a location should chosen as to reduce hassle for everyone; passengers, transporters, traffic managers etc. TNB location would cause the similar traffic Jam on Multan Road as it causes in Bakar Mandi area, affecting the flow of highway traffic.

Usage of ring road by intercity transport would cause serious disruptions on the high speed zone as their drivers/conductors are prone to stop the vehicle suddenly upon seeing a prospective passenger.

The proposed Babu Sabu location is accessible from every area of the city and several public routes run along the Bund road 24/7. this location will not cause any disruption at any location in the city or highway (provided intercity vehicles are not allowed on Ring road). Shahdra is easily served using Faizpur interchange of Motorway and Jaranwala road. for passengers of adjoining areas, TNB can still serve as supplementary pick up/ drop off point as it currently does.

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

Good Idea. But it will require removal of several hundreds (if not thousands) of trees

Daylight photographs of the completed canal road have already been posted here by Ahmad Rashid Ahmad, for night views a professional photographer is required :) Lets be patient I am sure that HCS guys will upload the latest pics on there webpage very soon.

Awesome will keep a look out thanks Strong Haerted!

PS, check out the MY BLOG on the latest article on Shalamar Gardens.

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

BRT is U/C on some part of ferozpur road only at the moment, other than ferozpur road brt is proposed for Multan road and GT road. No proposal for canal road yet.

BRT is U/C on some part of ferozpur road only at the moment, other than ferozpur road brt is proposed for Multan road and GT road. No proposal for canal road yet.

if you can could please mark this on Google map.

Yesterday my mother was telling me all about very good lighting on Canal Rd now around 11 PM at night. Need pictures now :-\

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Imagine the number of workers and small industries such project attracts and feed - it's a true saying that infrastructure drives economies ! There would certainly be corruption in it or in Canal Rd. Project but they are different sort of corruption i.e. Systematic Corruption - projects awarded to some close workers. But it's still better than hoarding money in Swiss bank accounts, atleast it's feeding poor people and engineers.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at Arfa Software Technology Park and gave approval to the construction of a link road from Ring Road to Ferozpur Road. This road will be constructed from Ring Road Package-17 to Ferozpur Road along Khairan Distributory. Shahbaz Sharif directed the departments concerned to immediately start work on this track.

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Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at Arfa Software Technology Park and gave approval to the construction of a link road from Ring Road to Ferozpur Road. This road will be constructed from Ring Road Package-17 to Ferozpur Road along Khairan Distributory. Shahbaz Sharif directed the departments concerned to immediately start work on this track.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/28-Feb-2012/link-road-given-go-ahead

I thought* there was already a intersection as LRR crossed Ferozepure Road ?

I though there was already a intersection as LRR crossed Ferozepure Road ?

No the LRR has a dead end at the moment at P-17 near sui gas society at Kamaha road. Though there is a proposed interchange at Ferozpur road but the comes under Southern Loop, and that interchange would be a clover leaf interchange. But this would just be a link road from ferozpur road to LRR I guess.

Yes, there is a plane to provide BRT on cannel road and Multan road. See the interview of Director Engineering Construction TEPA on page #264 posting # 5276. Also if u see the newly fabricated overhead pedestal bridges, there is a set of down stairs in the middle of bridge opening in the cannel. That is for the same purpose. Can be seen these new bridges photographs on page # 260

Fabulous

They are just rebuilding the Kamahan road i think. The road starts from Chungi Amar Sidhu on Ferozepur Road and runs along the Khaira Distributary and terminates at Ring Road Package 17 as they call it.

The rest of the Kamahan road was eaten up by the Ring Road, it was built over and replaced by the LRR.

Link (http://www.google.com/mapmaker?hl=en&q=kamahan+road&gw=30&ll=31.450705,74.36594&spn=0.04159,0.065918&z=14&vpid=1330417455120&t=h&lyt=large_map&hyaw=55.857194002657785).


No the LRR has a dead end at the moment at P-17 near sui gas society at Kamaha road. Though there is a proposed interchange at Ferozpur road but the comes under Southern Loop, and that interchange would be a clover leaf interchange. But this would just be a link road from ferozpur road to LRR I guess.

Imagine the number of workers and small industries such project attracts and feed - it's a true saying that infrastructure drives economies ! There would certainly be corruption in it or in Canal Rd. Project but they are different sort of corruption i.e. Systematic Corruption - projects awarded to some close workers. But it's still better than hoarding money in Swiss bank accounts, atleast it's feeding poor people and engineers.

Construction sector has actually 70 industries embedded into or linked with it. You start a construction project, you give earnings to people in all these sectors. It is a fact that USA brought itself out of the great depression of 30s by initiating (AND COMPLETING) massive infrastructure building throughout the country including road and railway. It provided business to businesses, jobs to jobless, market access to farms.

So, to bring the economy out of recession, start building (without corruption )

Construction sector has actually 70 industries embedded into or linked with it. You start a construction project, you give earnings to people in all these sectors. It is a fact that USA brought itself out of the great depression of 30s by initiating (AND COMPLETING) massive infrastructure building throughout the country including road and railway. It provided business to businesses, jobs to jobless, market access to farms.

So, to bring the economy out of recession, start building (without corruption )

Agreed 100% . It's a Big Cycle.

any progress at brt any pics??

^^ No pics, work is going on Phase I....

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New overhead bridges

From TNB to Doctors hospital underpass = 3
From Doctors hospital underpass to Jinnah hospital underpass = 1
From Jinnah hospital underpass to PU underpass = 1 (3 were already there)
From PU underpass to Garden town underpass = 0
From Garden town underpass to Muslim town underpass = 1
From Muslim town underpass to FC underpass = 0
From FC underpass to Jail road underpass = 1
From Jail road underpass to Mall road underpass = 1

So, there are 11 (8 new & 3 old) overhead bridges on canal road from TNB to Mall road underpass....

Completion status of Muslim town flyover according to HCS website:

Construction of flyover = 70 % complete

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LAHORE - The restoration project ongoing at historical Lahore Fort will be completed by end June with the estimated cost of Rs 21 million. “The work is progressing satisfactorily”, said Lahore Fort Deputy Director Maqsood Ahmed Malik while talking to APP on Wednesday. He explained that Shahi Hamam, Dewan-e-Khas and Jahangeeri courtyard (Ahata) were undergoing conservation work with an estimated Rs 21 million. “In line with the importance of originality Kasuri chuna is being used for the conservation work”, he explained.

Our treasures should be preserved.

now this is gr8 work!

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bad news :bash:

BRT system of Indonesia with similar traffic problems in Lahore.

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Muslim town flyover
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will qingqi rickshaws be banned on multan road road and GT road once BRT project is completed ???

Ceremony is A part of Command & Control police system and Police training project with Turkey



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CM reviews rapid transit system project

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday, reviewed the progress of the transport projects initiated in the province, including the bus rapid transit system.

He was presiding over a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat which was attended by Saleem Celik and Idrees, the representatives of Turkish company Ulasam. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said the provision of modern and economical transport facilities to the masses was a priority for the government. He stated that a modern bus service has been launched in the provincial metropolis which will be extended to Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Bahawalpur.

He added that the bus rapid transit system project, undertaken in collaboration with Turkey, was an example of the Pak-Turk friendship.

The CM said the technical committee headed by the Planning and Development chairman, will monitor the e-ticketing system and training of the staff. He stated that the transport system and its related issues would be reviewed twice a week.

He added that the technical committee and the Turk experts had approved the design of the fences and bus stations and that work was in progress.

Sharif said two bus stations at Naseerabad and Phatak (railway crossing) at the Ferozepur Road will be completed by March 12 and will be inaugurated by the mayor of Istanbul.

He added that like other development schemes, the transport project would be of the highest standard and third-party validation would also be conducted.

The meeting was informed that construction of the bus rapid transit system tracks from Kalma Chowk to Yuhanabad on the Ferozepur Road was in progress and that 10 bus stations, parking lots and greenbelts will be constructed in this phase.

Saleem Celik said the ITS system was of vital importance for running a rapid bus service. He added that the ITS system installed in Lahore would be superior to the one being used in Istanbul. Provincial Assembly Member Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Planning and Development chairman, Finance, Transport, Housing departments’ secretaries, Lahore commissioner and district coordination officer and LDA director general and Brig Shahid Majeed of NLC also attended the meeting.

BRT U/C - From Kalma Chowk to Gajjumatta

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Going nicely...

Thanks for the nice update

I m impressed with Punjab govt. effort. Even though other cities are not getting fare share in budget but I am happy that atleast one city is growing with proper planning. PPP after ruling for so long didn't even care about Larkana or interior sindh forget about rest of Pakistan.

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LAHORE - The restoration project ongoing at historical Lahore Fort will be completed by end June with the estimated cost of Rs 21 million. “The work is progressing satisfactorily”, said Lahore Fort Deputy Director Maqsood Ahmed Malik while talking to APP on Wednesday. He explained that Shahi Hamam, Dewan-e-Khas and Jahangeeri courtyard (Ahata) were undergoing conservation work with an estimated Rs 21 million. “In line with the importance of originality Kasuri chuna is being used for the conservation work”, he explained.

That is amazing news! Lahore and many Pak cities need rennovation work. There are so many forts and gardens that need work. When will they learn.

I m impressed with Punjab govt. effort. Even though other cities are not getting fare share in budget but I am happy that atleast one city is growing with proper planning. PPP after ruling for so long didn't even care about Larkana or interior sindh forget about rest of Pakistan.
same with my area (mansehra-abbottabad) bt im very very very happy for the bros in punjab/sindh, amazing work and i hope more and more infrastructure gets built :cheers:

Great updates Ahmad, and I was driving at ferozpur road an hour ago and the work was going on in night shifts too.

Also there is some very very serious construction work going on at a huge and big site just at the right side of Pace circle at airport road, its almost of the same size as that of pace circle and work on retaining walls of very very deep basement is being done at the moment.

if i am not wrong isnt it a novatel site

gud wrk ahmed rashid..

great

From the BRT construction pictures, there doesn't seem to be enough room for two buses traveling in either direction. Is the BRT going to be one-way? That would be pretty silly.
I hope they plan on building proper stations with overhead access otherwise motorists will suffer from even more jahil pedestrians darting across the roads.

How about this chinese concept for BRT. Although it is yet to be actualize in china too, yet it seems quite impressive

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More info is here

http://www.chinahush.com/2010/07/31/straddling-bus-a-cheaper-greener-and-faster-alternative-to-commute/

no they will be taking some space from the main road ^^

if i am not wrong isnt it a novatel site

Yes I think its Novatel site!

From the BRT construction pictures, there doesn't seem to be enough room for two buses traveling in either direction. Is the BRT going to be one-way? That would be pretty silly.
I hope they plan on building proper stations with overhead access otherwise motorists will suffer from even more jahil pedestrians darting across the roads.

Oh come on dude its NOT going to be a one-way brt! the space which you have seen in those pictures used to be the greenbelt of ferozpur road.

Thanks for the nice update

Great updates Ahmad, and I was driving at ferozpur road an hour ago and the work was going on in night shifts too.

Also there is some very very serious construction work going on at a huge and big site just at the right side of Pace circle at airport road, its almost of the same size as that of pace circle and work on retaining walls of very very deep basement is being done at the moment.

gud wrk ahmed rashid..

:D

if i am not wrong isnt it a novatel site

Yes, it was Novotel site but now Accor has left Pakistan with their hotel plans i.e 4 hotels (Grand Mecure & Sofitel, Karachi & Novotel & Ibis, Lahore). Now, the hotel U/C is the property of EOBI, alot of construction activity is going on there...

Aur sun lo

Bus rapid transit system ‘faulty, waste of money’

The launching of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city, which aims to ease traffic congestion, will serve no good, as it is “full of fundamental and technical flaws” and is a “moneymaking exercise”.

Town planning experts and engineers, talking to Daily Times, have pointed out a number of anomalies and technical flaws in the execution of the BRTS project on Ferozepur Road, paving the way for wastage and misappropriation of funds.

“The BRTS project is utter nonsense as no feasibility and design study was conducted before launching the project. Another key point before executing the project is the environment impact assessment. In the case of BRTS project, no such study was carried out and approved by the Environment Protection Department,” transport planner Aqeel Younas told Daily Times.

“The government had allocated around Rs 60 to 70 million for the feasibility study of the project and it had to be carried out by a Turkish company. Since there is no feasibility study, where are the funds?” he questioned.

He said that the government gave contracts to a Turkish company for the feasibility study and a Chinese company for buses through sole ‘source contracts’ and no other companies were considered for it, which was contrary to the rules and regulations.

A source told Daily Times that the government had planned to purchase 100 buses from China for the project, costing Rs 8.5 million each, while the actual price of a bus was Rs 3.3 to 3.5 million.

“It is ironic that ordinary buses are being purchased for the project, while for the BRTS, specially designed articulated buses are required, keeping in view the convenience of passengers,” he said.

The proposed plan for the BRTS is divided into three sections; Ferozepur Road Corridor (Green Line), Multan Road (Orange line) and the Canal Road. The initial execution of the BRTS includes the first 10 kilometres, which is from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk.

The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency’s (TEPA) BRTS Project Director Mazhar Hussain Khan told Daily Times that in the first phase, the BRTS from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk would be completed with a cost of Rs 1.5 billion in four months, while the BRTS from Kalma Chowk to Shahdara would be executed by end of this year.

Consultant Aqeel Younas pointed out that before launching the project, neither the terminal locations had been defined, nor land had been acquired for them.

“One wonders if the design of the Kalma Chowk underpass makes provision for a bus rapid transit line because, if not, the money spent on the feasibility of that project will be wasted,” said Advocate Rafay Alam, vice president of the Pakistan Environmental Lawyers.

It has been learnt that the mass transit system was part of the ‘Integrated Master Plan for Lahore’ and not the BRTS project.

Talking to Daily Times, transport consultant Engineer Mazhar Iqbal called the bus rapid transit project “an exercise to make money through procurement and construction”, saying that the government was going ahead with an infeasible transport system, while overlooking the more feasible and convenient plan.

“In 1992, a transport plan was made to launch a mass transit system, running from Model Town to Bhaati Gate. The plan was updated in 1994 on the recommendations of the World Bank, which suggested that the system should be extended to Shahdara to facilitate more populated areas. In 2005, the plan was updated again, but yet to be executed, wasting around Rs 1.5 billion of taxpayers’ money,” he said.

Town planners are concerned that the BRTS would damage the Ferozepur Road, which was constructed with billions of rupees.

“The government has proposed two-side plate forms for the BRTS that will take four lanes on station locations. The side-lane traffic has been totally ignored, which will create bottlenecks,” said Aqeel Younas.

Talking to Daily Times, urban development expert Imrana Tiwana said that it was difficult to run a non-stop transport in a congested and narrow space. “A BRTS is set up where there is infrastructure. It is not feasible in congested areas, like Ferozepur Road,” she said.

it was a great day in Lahore, full of activities... sunday ho tau aisa...........

^^ Have u participated in Marathon??? I did...

i reached there late, but enjoyed the festivity...

i think Lahori SSC members should organise a casual meeting on some weekend :)

that will be great.....

daily times belongs to PPP, they only run pictures of pretty girls. non serious biased newspaper.

"Aqeel Younas pointed out that before launching the project, neither the terminal locations had been defined, nor land had been acquired for them."

so that people dont start manipulating the land scam. pakistani people are not that simple.

Frankly I don't support BRTS too much. It may be a cheap and quick short term solution but in the long run a proper light rail system is far superior. Both Karachi and Lahore need to start building proper light rail systems as soon as possible as it'll take years for them to be completed.

Frankly I don't support BRTS too much. It may be a cheap and quick short term solution but in the long run a proper light rail system is far superior. Both Karachi and Lahore need to start building proper light rail systems as soon as possible as it'll take years for them to be completed.
Here's a newsflash for you: we won't have subways in any city. Not in 10 years, not in 100 years. So let's just stop talking about them. It won't happen, get over it.

Any BRTS system should be part of an integrated transportation plan. The major high-traffic routes should have a light rail network and the secondary routes could have BRTS lines. BRTS should not be an alternative to light rail.

If they build BRTS on major routes now then later they may have to replace them with rail. They might as well go for the long-term solution now.

Here's a newsflash for you: we won't have subways in any city. Not in 10 years, not in 100 years. So let's just stop talking about them. It won't happen, get over it.

Bhai jaan, why the pessimism? We're going through a bad patch right now because of Zardarinomics but one day we'll inshallah get out of it and the economy will boom again.

Two of our neighbours Iran and India both have large underground networks in their major cities. There's no reason why Karachi and Lahore can't build them. It's not like we can't afford it. it just requires some political will and good management skills.

it will happen one day.

Bhai jaan, why the pessimism? We're going through a bad patch right now because of Zardarinomics but one day we'll inshallah get out of it and the economy will boom again.

Two of our neighbours Iran and India both have large underground networks in their major cities. There's no reason why Karachi and Lahore can't build them. It's not like we can't afford it. it just requires some political will and good management skills.
My pessimism or optimism has no bearing on what would actually happen. It won't happen, I can tell you right now.

My pessimism or optimism has no bearing on what would actually happen. It won't happen, I can tell you right now.

I'm willing to accept your point of view but you need to explain why you think that.

I'm willing to accept your point of view but you need to explain why you think that.
It's one of those blatantly obvious things. Like that New Karachi near Hawkes Bay and the Island off of Defense's coast. I remember being called a pessimist when I said that just won't ever happen. Or the Mubarak towers in Lahore. Or the buildings at Mai Kolachi. Or Gwadar. It's easy to tell what would and wouldn't happen.

FAISALABAD (March 27 2008): A team of two international specialists will be recruited for preparing the Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System, said official sources. They said that the team would work in co-ordination with all interested parties of the Punjab Government and the major development agencies active in the sector.
The team will assist the Punjab Government to review and comment on due diligence report, financial model, regulatory arrangements, transaction structure, draft agreements, pre-qualification and bidding documents, and evaluation report; and facilitate in negotiating with the bidders.Sources stated that the expected impact of the Project will be the initiation of a long-term transport system investment program that will enable Lahore to make a greater contribution to national development, while improving in the quality of life for the city residents, including the poor.
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The project outcome will be an investment project design and financing agreed upon by the Government and ADB.The ADB assistance provides a key intervention of the long-term partnership between ADB and Pakistan for the development of Lahore's transport sector. This project also supports a recruitment of a transaction advisor to help formulate, structure, and take to the market a public-private partnership (PPP) for the first priority line of a proposed rapid mass transit system (RMTS) in Lahore.

The transaction advisory work will also be carried out in three phases: preparation, implementation, and negotiation. During the preparation phase, the transaction advisor will carry out technical and legal due diligence, design the detailed structure and terms of the transaction, market the transaction with potential investors, and develop pre-qualification and bidding documents as well as the necessary contracts.

During the implementation stage, the transaction advisor will assist the Government in obtaining any approvals and permits required, pre-qualifying potential investors, carrying out the bidding process, evaluating proposals, awarding the contract and holding negotiations, with lenders.

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More Info on this Blog \/
Source (http://lahoremasstransit.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html)

FAISALABAD (March 27 2008): A team of two international specialists will be recruited for preparing the Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System, said official sources. They said that the team would work in co-ordination with all interested parties of the Punjab Government and the major development agencies active in the sector.
The team will assist the Punjab Government to review and comment on due diligence report, financial model, regulatory arrangements, transaction structure, draft agreements, pre-qualification and bidding documents, and evaluation report; and facilitate in negotiating with the bidders.Sources stated that the expected impact of the Project will be the initiation of a long-term transport system investment program that will enable Lahore to make a greater contribution to national development, while improving in the quality of life for the city residents, including the poor.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_nAUStZ5Hhm8/R-s7237Dd2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/fhM7wSC4oUQ/s400/LRMTS+20.jpg

The project outcome will be an investment project design and financing agreed upon by the Government and ADB.The ADB assistance provides a key intervention of the long-term partnership between ADB and Pakistan for the development of Lahore's transport sector. This project also supports a recruitment of a transaction advisor to help formulate, structure, and take to the market a public-private partnership (PPP) for the first priority line of a proposed rapid mass transit system (RMTS) in Lahore.

The transaction advisory work will also be carried out in three phases: preparation, implementation, and negotiation. During the preparation phase, the transaction advisor will carry out technical and legal due diligence, design the detailed structure and terms of the transaction, market the transaction with potential investors, and develop pre-qualification and bidding documents as well as the necessary contracts.

During the implementation stage, the transaction advisor will assist the Government in obtaining any approvals and permits required, pre-qualifying potential investors, carrying out the bidding process, evaluating proposals, awarding the contract and holding negotiations, with lenders.

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More Info on this Blog \/
Source (http://lahoremasstransit.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html)
fail :(

yar itni purani post tau share na kroooo.

FAISALABAD (March 27 2008):

Can't you read the date of that article? This is an old forum and all such news have already been posted here.

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^^ Good step...

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A Turk engineer instructs a worker of Solid Waste Management Company regarding cleaning techniques.

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LAHORE - The restoration project ongoing at historical Lahore Fort will be completed by end June with the estimated cost of Rs 21 million. “The work is progressing satisfactorily”, said Lahore Fort Deputy Director Maqsood Ahmed Malik while talking to APP on Wednesday. He explained that Shahi Hamam, Dewan-e-Khas and Jahangeeri courtyard (Ahata) were undergoing conservation work with an estimated Rs 21 million. “In line with the importance of originality Kasuri chuna is being used for the conservation work”, he explained.


This is due to the efforts of Orya Maqbool Jan (Honest Bureaucrat). Under him this preservation project of 30 Crore was started Shalamar Garden preservation also in this project.

In this interview with 042 he is discussing some projects in Lahore to preserve wall city & archaeology etc and his stand in front of godown mafia and other corrupt elements.

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I hope these machines don't disappear in a few months like the Karachi ones.

Everthing is dependant on strength of economy and resilience of the people.

yar itni purani post tau share na kroooo.

sorry this was my mistake

I hope these machines don't disappear in a few months like the Karachi ones.

The old mechanical sweepers (the ones working behind small tractors) are still functioning on Lahore roads, although they were brought in previous govt. of Shahbaz Sharif (1997-99). I hope the same for these new ones

Istanbul Mayor to be welcomed warmly

Commissioner Lahore Division Jawad Rafiq Malik has said that historic welcome will be accorded to Mayor Istanbul Qader Topbash and his delegation on his visit to Lahore at the invitation of Chief Minister Punjab and civic reception will be arranged in his honour on behalf of the Lahorities.

He was presiding over a meeting in Commissioner office here Tuesday. Jawad Rafiq Malik said that during the visit of Mayor Istanbul an agreement will be signed between Istanbul Municipality and Lahore Waste Management Company. He said that the distinguished guest will inaugurate Istanbul Chowk at Town Hall and the Blue Minarate Mosque at Qader Topbash Chowk Raiwind. Later, he will attend the flag lowering ceremony at Wahga border.

Heads of various departments gave a briefing to the Commissioner Lahore regarding preparations for visit of Mayor Istanbul. He was informed that the road from airport to Mazar-e-Iqbal from both sides will be decorated with banners and colorful buntings. The distinguished guest and his delegation will visit the Mazar-e-Iqbal and will also see Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort. A booklet comprising beautiful photographs of the visit will also be presented to the guest. He said that people of Lahore will accord rousing welcome to the Mayor Istanbul and the city will be beautifully decorated.

Blue Mosque replica: ‘Monument’ dedicated to Istanbul mayor

The Punjab government has built a 40-feet high replica of the dome of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque near Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in honour of Kadir Topbas, the mayor of the Turkish city, who is due to visit Lahore soon.

The monument on Raiwind Link Road in Valencia Town stands on a cylindrical stem starting with a three-inch diameter and reducing to two inches to offer the least obstruction to the line of sight of drivers. The windows are fibreglass with inward slanting sills, sides and apex, replicating the windows of the Blue Mosque. The 20-inch dome is crowned with a golden mount with a Turkish crescent at the top and is lit up by four floodlights on the ground. The Punjab government decided to name the monument after Topbas because of Istanbul’s help in the Bus Rapid Transit project and Lahore Waste Management Company project. Topbas is to arrive in Lahore on March 11 or 12 to inaugurate the projects.

Turkish Machinery & Workshop For City Cleaning Project:

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Lahore Railway Station Looks Nice with Fountain.

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Blue Mosque replica: ‘Monument’ dedicated to Istanbul mayor

The Punjab government has built a 40-feet high replica of the dome of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque near Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in honour of Kadir Topbas, the mayor of the Turkish city, who is due to visit Lahore soon.


Would Like To see this. If anyone can fetch some Pics living near SKH.

no one seems to care about keeping the airport clean.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2as_bHL6ubU&feature=related

I didnt saw any blue mosque monument near SKMH. I was there last saturday... :S

no one seems to care about keeping the airport clean.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2as_bHL6ubU&feature=related

lol reporter's accent...:hilarious

lol reporter's accent...:hilarious

That's pretty typical Lahori/Punjabi accent....nothing weird.

no one seems to care about keeping the airport clean.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2as_bHL6ubU&feature=related

wth, :wallbash:

Can anyone tell me the name of U/C flyover in Lahore or Punjab which will be fastest built flyover in the world ??? i have heard this news in TV 2 months ago.

I didnt saw any blue mosque monument near SKMH. I was there last saturday... :S

Its not too close to skmh, drive few kilometers towards OPF and you will see it right at the junction from where new alternate road for valencia town starts.

no one seems to care about keeping the airport clean.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2as_bHL6ubU&feature=related

The surroundings of Airport are so well maintained by PHA but the airport management is too dumb to take care of their premises.

^^ +1

Waste management: Turkish companies to help clean Lahore

LWMC MD Waseem Ajmal says door-to-door collection of waste would also be introduced, and the company would buy space for landfill sites.

Turkish companies Al Bayark and OzPak will help transform the waste management system in Lahore over the next seven years, said Waseem Ajmal, managing director of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), at a seminar on Wednesday.

Speaking at a seminar titled ‘New solid waste management system and the responsibility of the citizen,’ Ajmal said that Lahore would be divided into two zones – west and east– and the two Turkish companies would each take responsibility to clean one zone.

Ajmal said that under the new system, sanitation workers would be provided uniforms, better safety equipment and higher wages. “Until now, there was no safety equipment for sanitation workers and the washing and sweeping equipment and containers used were over 20 years old,” he said.

Five thousand closed waste containers have been imported, he said, and called for volunteers from among the citizens to prevent them from being stolen once installed around the city. He said that door-to-door collection of waste would also be introduced, and the company would buy space for landfill sites.

Ajmal presented pictures of new vehicles imported for transporting waste.

“These are efficient and closed and there will be no littering during the commute,” he said. “The new vehicles imported for washing parks and pavements function through a high pressure technique.”

He said a helpline (1139) to lodge complaints about litter and for its speedy removal had been set up and the cell had dealt with 19,362 complaints already. “We have also signed a waste collection agreement with Waste Busters and a cement company,” he said. The two Turkish companies will start working in Lahore in two to three months, he said.

Biron Topan, managing director of Al Bayrak, urged citizens to cooperate with the government is bringing about a cleaner environment.

Behri Kamal, project coordinator for OzPak, said that the Turkish companies were not just involved in the project for profit, but as a token of appreciation for the Khilafat Movement of the early 20th Century. “We can not forget when the Muslims of South Asia helped Turkey. Our government will always extend its full cooperation, especially towards Lahore,” he said.

Zar Aslam, the founder of The Environment Protection Fund (TEPF), highlighted the work her group has done to clean Lahore.

“We have been engaging schoolchildren collect trash from the dirtiest places in Lahore. It’s a three-point initiative – clean, green and protect,” she said. “We clean the streets and markets and then with the children’s help we plant new trees.”

Aslam urged the participants to boycott use of plastic bags. “One plastic bag we dispose of remains out there for 400 years. If we care about our future generations, then we need to rethink our use of plastic bags,” she said.

Lesco Chairman Ahmad Rafay Alam praised the initiative as a positive step towards tackling pollution and sanitation concerns in Lahore.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the new system would restore Lahore’s reputation as a city of flowers and gardens. He said that after Lahore, the waste management system would be extended to Gujranwala, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur.

Khawaja Hassaan, the chairman of the LWMC, said that Lahoris should be embarrassed about what they had done to the city. He urged the citizens to join hands with the government to make the new system a success.

^^

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^^they have done the same amount of corruption as development if not more...ppp on the other hand, corruption is all it knows

^^they have done the same amount of corruption as development if not more...ppp on the other hand, corruption is all it knows

Correction, they have done same amount of corruption by awarding contracts to their close person - a systematic way of corruption which I'm fine with for now as long as infrastructure is built unlike PPP who are directly in money. PML-N's base and policies are directly from industrialists hence that corruption which actually exist in US or any other country you pick regarding the contracts awarding.

chill out lahore88. Corruption is a norm in Pakistan wheather its PPP or PML-N govt. If they don't start any development how else they would earn money. As Shakeel said its done in a systematic way. As an example in BRT project Punjab govt. bought each bus for Rs. 8.5 million although its actual cost was around Rs. 3.5 million

^^

Aur sun lo

Bus rapid transit system ‘faulty, waste of money’

The launching of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city, which aims to ease traffic congestion, will serve no good, as it is “full of fundamental and technical flaws” and is a “moneymaking exercise”.

Town planning experts and engineers, talking to Daily Times, have pointed out a number of anomalies and technical flaws in the execution of the BRTS project on Ferozepur Road, paving the way for wastage and misappropriation of funds.

“The BRTS project is utter nonsense as no feasibility and design study was conducted before launching the project. Another key point before executing the project is the environment impact assessment. In the case of BRTS project, no such study was carried out and approved by the Environment Protection Department,” transport planner Aqeel Younas told Daily Times.

“The government had allocated around Rs 60 to 70 million for the feasibility study of the project and it had to be carried out by a Turkish company. Since there is no feasibility study, where are the funds?” he questioned.

He said that the government gave contracts to a Turkish company for the feasibility study and a Chinese company for buses through sole ‘source contracts’ and no other companies were considered for it, which was contrary to the rules and regulations.

A source told Daily Times that the government had planned to purchase 100 buses from China for the project, costing Rs 8.5 million each, while the actual price of a bus was Rs 3.3 to 3.5 million.

“It is ironic that ordinary buses are being purchased for the project, while for the BRTS, specially designed articulated buses are required, keeping in view the convenience of passengers,” he said.

The proposed plan for the BRTS is divided into three sections; Ferozepur Road Corridor (Green Line), Multan Road (Orange line) and the Canal Road. The initial execution of the BRTS includes the first 10 kilometres, which is from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk.

The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency’s (TEPA) BRTS Project Director Mazhar Hussain Khan told Daily Times that in the first phase, the BRTS from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk would be completed with a cost of Rs 1.5 billion in four months, while the BRTS from Kalma Chowk to Shahdara would be executed by end of this year.

Consultant Aqeel Younas pointed out that before launching the project, neither the terminal locations had been defined, nor land had been acquired for them.

“One wonders if the design of the Kalma Chowk underpass makes provision for a bus rapid transit line because, if not, the money spent on the feasibility of that project will be wasted,” said Advocate Rafay Alam, vice president of the Pakistan Environmental Lawyers.

It has been learnt that the mass transit system was part of the ‘Integrated Master Plan for Lahore’ and not the BRTS project.

Talking to Daily Times, transport consultant Engineer Mazhar Iqbal called the bus rapid transit project “an exercise to make money through procurement and construction”, saying that the government was going ahead with an infeasible transport system, while overlooking the more feasible and convenient plan.

“In 1992, a transport plan was made to launch a mass transit system, running from Model Town to Bhaati Gate. The plan was updated in 1994 on the recommendations of the World Bank, which suggested that the system should be extended to Shahdara to facilitate more populated areas. In 2005, the plan was updated again, but yet to be executed, wasting around Rs 1.5 billion of taxpayers’ money,” he said.

Town planners are concerned that the BRTS would damage the Ferozepur Road, which was constructed with billions of rupees.

“The government has proposed two-side plate forms for the BRTS that will take four lanes on station locations. The side-lane traffic has been totally ignored, which will create bottlenecks,” said Aqeel Younas.

Talking to Daily Times, urban development expert Imrana Tiwana said that it was difficult to run a non-stop transport in a congested and narrow space. “A BRTS is set up where there is infrastructure. It is not feasible in congested areas, like Ferozepur Road,” she said.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C03%5C04%5Cstory_4-3-2012_pg13_1

check the previous post.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=89280098&postcount=5440

check the previous post.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=89280098&postcount=5440

The news post might not be reliable (just words of mouth from some journalist) - and now a days 99% journalist are funded ! you really need to glean the information out.

But having said that, it's true corruption is done but this is karobari style of corruption - keep everyone around including your peasants/workers in factories happy as well. This is done everywhere in world. Last time I was working on a project in Philly and you had to pay many special groups to lobby for your projects (another way of corruption but legal) -

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never trust daily times and express tribune (tribune.com.pk) as well as ARY as all these entities are of PPP and salman taseer waghaira group.

quoting is one thing, but as a mature reader of current affairs, one should know how the psychology of LAME_STREAM media works. these daily times / express tribune and even GT stretch excuses to run pretty pictures of women and reports about gay lesbian and ahamdi. they are subliminal to much extent.

never trust daily times and express tribune (tribune.com.pk) as well as ARY as all these entities are of PPP and salman taseer waghaira group.

quoting is one thing, but as a mature reader of current affairs, one should know how the psychology of LAME_STREAM media works. these daily times / express tribune and even GT stretch excuses to run pretty pictures of women and reports about gay lesbian and ahamdi. they are subliminal to much extent.

Totally agree with you about dailytimes. Its a certified Peoples party mouth piece. I stopped reading it years ago. Its owned by Taseer family so you can imagine.
ARY is more of a MQM voice rather than PPP I think. I didn't know about express tribune though. Who is that owned by?


About the buses issue, Who are these guys that are saying you can buy a bus for 3.3 million Rs? Are they fucking out of their minds? A fully loaded Honda Civic is priced over 2 million in Pakistan and this guy wants to buy a high tech imported bus for 3.3 million? :wtf:

Totally agree with you about dailytimes. Its a certified Peoples party mouth piece. I stopped reading it years ago. Its owned by Taseer family so you can imagine.
ARY is more of a MQM voice rather than PPP I think. I didn't know about express tribune though. Who is that owned by?


About the buses issue, Who are these guys that are saying you can buy a bus for 3.3 million Rs? Are they fucking out of their minds? A fully loaded Honda Civic is priced over 2 million in Pakistan and this guy wants to buy a high tech imported bus for 3.3 million? :wtf:

+1 ^^^

People blindly trust on media but I think that the most corrupt list should be revamped with Media on top now a days.

A double loaded metro bus in just Rs 3.3 Million....LoLz :hilarious May God help these journalists!

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never trust daily times and express tribune (tribune.com.pk) as well as ARY as all these entities are of PPP and salman taseer waghaira group.

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Express news and Geo TV also



I think that the most corrupt list should be revamped with Media on top now a days.

+1000

About the buses issue, Who are these guys that are saying you can buy a bus for 3.3 million Rs? Are they fucking out of their minds? A fully loaded Honda Civic is priced over 2 million in Pakistan and this guy wants to buy a high tech imported bus for 3.3 million? :wtf:

Who the hell is the writer. He is out of his mind, 33 lacs for metro bus? lol.
This pic is for our journos

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Worth reading news...
Source: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/07-Mar-2012/shahbaz-refuses-to-guard-kin-s-interests

Shahbaz refuses to guard kin’s interests

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has kept alive the tradition of demolishing the structures owned by his kin, which create hurdles in the construction of flyovers and roads.

The latest example is of a petrol pump of a close relative located near the under-construction Canal Flyover on the Ferozepur Road, as the chief minister has refused to give any favour to him and ordered timely completion of the project while ignoring the influential people.

The owner of the patrol pump said the demolition of their patrol pump could have been avoided if Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif opted to order so, but he was very strict and refused to entertain their requests.

It is worth recalling that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had resorted to the same exercise during his previous tenure when he ordered to demolish buildings and petrol pumps belonging to his close relatives on Jail Road and Beadon Road for their construction.

When contacted, an official of the local administration confirmed the reports, saying the chief minister had issued directives to demolish the said petrol pump.

The owner had been informed about the orders, as the chief minister said it was necessary to remove all the hurdles in the infrastructure-related initiatives, he added.

Is it the Total(or Shell if I am not wrong:?) petrol pump on Muslim town mor which has been demolished? It was one of the most most busiest petrol pumps of the city!

Who the hell is the writer. He is out of his mind, 33 lacs for metro bus? lol.
This pic is for our journos

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haha! :lol: goodone!

Army Walfare Trust Tower Lahore 35+fl
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Army Walfare Trust Tower Lahore 42fl
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Lahoris You have to find the location and get updates ;)

Source is a portfolio of an architect. No other details of area etc. Designs are of July 2011

And project status is : Design proposal

Is it the Total(or Shell if I am not wrong:?) petrol pump on Muslim town mor which has been demolished? It was one of the most most busiest petrol pumps of the city!

It was shell

Totally agree with you about dailytimes. Its a certified Peoples party mouth piece. I stopped reading it years ago. Its owned by Taseer family so you can imagine.
ARY is more of a MQM voice rather than PPP I think. I didn't know about express tribune though. Who is that owned by?


About the buses issue, Who are these guys that are saying you can buy a bus for 3.3 million Rs? Are they fucking out of their minds? A fully loaded Honda Civic is priced over 2 million in Pakistan and this guy wants to buy a high tech imported bus for 3.3 million? :wtf:

you r right. 3.3 million doesn't make sense for a bus. thxs for educating me :)

Pakistani journalists are not good with numbers :(

Not a single corruption case against PMLN. c'mon man. Dont just label someone as corrupt when Shahbaz sharif has said that if a single corruption case is proven against him, he will leave the CM office. Thats a pretty big thing to say. Guess what, they have so many political opponents but none of them dared to bring any case against him because there arent any. thank you come again
Every single politician says it. Nothing new about it.

^^soo truee

Not a single corruption case against PMLN. c'mon man. Dont just label someone as corrupt when Shahbaz sharif has said that if a single corruption case is proven against him, he will leave the CM office. Thats a pretty big thing to say. Guess what, they have so many political opponents but none of them dared to bring any case against him because there arent any. thank you come again

Not a single case was proven against Zardari even though the only thing he's ever done all his miserable life is crime. The judicial system in Pakistan is practically non-existent so not many criminals get sentenced.

Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are mega-corrupt. They've become the richest people in Pakistan (after Zardari) while paying almost no taxes.

Having said that, they've also done a lot of development in Lahore unlike Zarari who only loots.

Not a single case was proven against Zardari even though the only thing he's ever done all his miserable life is crime. The judicial system in Pakistan is practically non-existent so not many criminals get sentenced.

Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are mega-corrupt. They've become the richest people in Pakistan (after Zardari) while paying almost no taxes.

Having said that, they've also done a lot of development in Lahore unlike Zarari who only loots.

Zadari obviously doesn't have a home here which he can build whereas ganja bro. do and build facilities for their own benefit (honey flyover, kalma chowk flyover, ring road etc.) but the main agenda for both parties and exporting all their funds and awam funds into their swiss bank accounts and london properties, ganja is the primary investor in pioneer point which is a multi-billion dollar project, they have outstriped zadari in corruption by very cleverly playing the friendly opposition role. Thanks to IK now their getting slapped.

After 3 years of nothing the "Novotel" Hotel/mall at lahore airport project is starting


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvXts1Hzc-o&feature=related

After 3 years of nothing the "Novotel" Hotel/mall at lahore airport project is starting


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvXts1Hzc-o&feature=related

Good one Malpensa.

not a single crime was proven against zardari? Dude, where were you in the 90s? Were you living under the rock? Zardari spent most of his time in the jail during the 90s for under corruption charges. The only reason court is having a problem indicting him for corruption is because zardari and his gangs are roaming the streets and controlling all the institutions. get your facts right little bro

Zardari was kept in jail for a long time but he wasn't convicted of anything.

Zadari obviously doesn't have a home here which he can build whereas ganja bro. do and build facilities for their own benefit (honey flyover, kalma chowk flyover, ring road etc.) but the main agenda for both parties and exporting all their funds and awam funds into their swiss bank accounts and london properties, ganja is the primary investor in pioneer point which is a multi-billion dollar project, they have outstriped zadari in corruption by very cleverly playing the friendly opposition role. Thanks to IK now their getting slapped.

A typical rant by Mush/IK fans .. keep it up bro !

^^ hey man dont relate mushy fans with IK i am warning you lol

ohh come on! Don't compare Imran Khan with Zardari or Nawaz Sharif..its just like u r comparing IPhone wid nokia 1100 :D

Excuse me everyone... but I think there are other specific forums where politics can be discussed. Let this page be reserved for development projects only. :)

Muslim Town Flyover shaping up nicely...
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After 3 years of nothing the "Novotel" Hotel/mall at lahore airport project is starting


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvXts1Hzc-o&feature=related


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It's a Big area and deep hole. How tall the hotel/mall is going to be?

guys any idea what is going on at istanbol chowk at mall road today i saw lot of worker at roundabout they have fixed a pole at the center

guys any idea what is going on at istanbol chowk at mall road today i saw lot of worker at roundabout they have fixed a pole at the center

The Name Istanbol speaks for itself when the mayor of the city is due in Lahore :)

Thanks for sharing the pics...

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It's a Big area and deep hole. How tall the hotel/mall is going to be?

Since it is too close to runway, so it won't be more than 8 or 9 floors. Just like the Pace circle.

Since it is too close to runway, so it won't be more than 8 or 9 floors. Just like the Pace circle.

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A typical rant by Mush/IK fans .. keep it up bro !

Please learn the definition of a rant as you just gave one, yea and its the typical rant of the blinded sheep...

Someone please tell me what the hell did they do to google earth? Lahore and islamabad picture quality looks really bad. Its like a 1990 pic quality. take a look guys, I am pissed. Not only the quality is really bad, parts of lahore that are updated are extremely dark and you cant see anything

Here is what YOU can do about it.... yes YOU

1. Manufacture a satellite
2. Arrange a rocket
3. Launch the satellite into the orbit and take pictures.
4. Purchase 51% shares of Google
5. Make it a law that Google map pictures of Pakistan will always be neat clean and will be updated every week

and if you cannot do these things, then suck it up your @#$% and shut up

for islamabad google earth seems to have only updated the area of new airport because the rest of it seems from early 2011

its winter everything looks brown

Have you seen the image quality? Its worse than the 2001 image quality. Why did they do that? any idea?

Yes they have updates only the area of airport, rest are old images. Quality of bing maps is better.

What's that Big building of Lahore. Pic is 2 months old.

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its Tricon Corporate Office. There is already a thread on this :)

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Some pics of Canal road after completion, credit goes to sa_graphic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graphicdesigner_sa/) @ flickr



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Public transport: Plans for smart signalling systems scaled down

High-tech signals and sensors to be restricted to special bus track.

The government’s plans to install high-tech cameras and sensors around Lahore to develop an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) are to be scaled down and restricted to just the route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system for now, The Express Tribune has learnt.

Workers are currently preparing a special bus-only lane for the first phase of the BRT from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk on Ferozepur Road and it is scheduled to be operational by May.

Sources at a meeting some 10 days ago of stakeholders in the two projects including the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), the Lahore Transport Company (LTC) and the Planning and Development (PD) Department – said that PD Board Chairman Javed Aslam had expressed reservations at the cost of the ITS and TEPA had been unable to convince him as to its need.

Mazhar Hussain Khan, project director for the BRT and ITS and the director for engineering construction in TEPA, said that the ITS project was still being considered and had not been shelved, as suggested by some media reports. “Planning and Development has not shown any reservations about the project,” he said. “It’s an expensive project so TEPA will provide complete details of it to the department before they decide the fate of the ITS.”

Earlier, Khan had told The Express Tribune that work on the ITS would begin on March 5 and Rs. 4 billion would be spent on it in the first year. It envisaged the installation of cameras, sensors and LCD screens at 150 junctions, all operated from and monitored at a control centre, to improve traffic management, catch traffic violators and improve security.

Uzair Shah, the general manager for infrastructure at the LTC, said that the Planning and Development Department had expressed concerns about the cost of the ITS, but had sought a detailed presentation on setting up cameras and sensors for the BRT.

“Smart systems are essential for the BRT as it ensures the bus will always get a green signal. The Planning and Development Department is apparently ready to fund third generation smart signalling systems for the BRT,” he said.

If the high tech signalling system is not ready by the time the initial BRT track is finished in May, the LTC will depute around 18 officers to junctions where the bus-lane intersects regular traffic to ensure that the buses are not stuck at signals, he added.

Shah said that the ITS would help save money in the long run. If the ITS meant each vehicle in Lahore was spending one minute less at traffic signals every day, it would amount to Rs1 billion in savings from fuel costs in one year, he said.

He said work on the next BRT track would start in May and it would be from Shahdara to Data Darbar, a distance of around eight kilometres, on Ravi Road. He said that it took a vehicle travelling in regular traffic around 30 minutes to get to Kalma Chowk from Kahna. A bus travelling on the BRT at 27km per hour would cover the distance in about 18 minutes, he said.

Shah said that the LTC planned to run 120 buses on the BRT from the start of operations in May. He said 10 articulated buses – elongated buses with two sections linked by a pivoting joint – would be operated on the route once the entire track is finished, probably in December.

The LTC will introduce special travel cards – the Lahore Chal Card – with help from the Punjab IT Board for the new bus system, Shah said. The e-cards would be available for weekly or monthly travel or for specific journeys.

Ahmad Rashid, whats the update on the BRT project? I remember you uploaded the pictures and it looked like the track is built for only 1 way because it looked really narrow. Any idea whats going on?

The track will be 2 way ofcourse. It will be completed by May (Phase I)...

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CM Shahbaz Sharif inaugurates the Solid Waste Management Project being jointly undertaken by Istanbul Municipality and City District Government , Lahore. H.E. Kadir Topbaş (Mayor of Istanbul), H.E. Mr. Mustafa Babür Hızlan (Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan), Mr. Ahmet Albayrak (Chairman Albayrak Company) also present at the prestigious ceremony.

Solid Waste Management Project Launching:

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Ahmad Rashid, Since you live in Lahore, What do you think about this new cleaning initiative project? Do you think it will be a success? What are other people's thoughts on this project? Do you think Lahore is mentally prepared to make a change in terms of cleaning habbits? I have severe doubts as nobody really wants to make a change. What are your thoughts?

It's a good initiative but as long as it's maintained. The machinery goes scrap after few years and everything roles back to normal.

I think as long as the garbage is used to make profit, for example, collecting recyclable materials to sell it back in the market or use garbage to produce electricity etc, I think this initiative will last.

I think its a good initiative but maintenance cost would be a nightmare for local governament which don't have many sources of income.

they should ticket people for littering watch how the system will support itself.

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That is true we don’t have culture to care such a things, But We have to start from somewhere. When we have some things, we will learn to care it and new culture develops itself.

This project will go fine as long as people cooperate with the management, its simple is this...

Simultaneous uplift projects adding to people’s sufferings

Various government departments have dug up roads across the metropolis under ill-planned simultaneous development projects, which have been resulting in traffic chaos and immense hardships to motorists and commuters for the last few months.

Poor planning and lack of coordination among different government departments is evident from the fact that a number of uplift projects are yet to complete, even after expiry of their deadlines, and parallel new projects have been launched. The delay in the previous projects and the beginning of new projects at the same time has resulted in frequent traffic jams, dust and smoke on most of the city’s major roads and intersections.

Daily Times has learnt that due to the ongoing development work, major arteries and busy roads have either been dug up or portions of those roads have been closed without proper alternative arrangements for traffic.

The city government, the Lahore Development Authority and the Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA), along with other departments, have been carrying out various projects in the city through approved contractors for the last few months.

These projects include construction of the Bus Rapid Transit System and the Muslim Town Mor Flyover on Ferozepur Road, improvement and widening of Multan Road between Scheme Mor and Chauburji, improvement of the Model Town Link Road, modification of the Canal Road, construction and repair of Queen’s Road, improvement of Shalimar Link Road, Abul Hasan Isfahani Road from Faisal Town Roundabout to Akbar Chowk, Naulakha police station to Ik Moria Pul, Begum Kot to Ravi Pul via Farrukhabad and Link Road Shahdara Town, and repair of Davis Road, Lytton Road and Allama Iqbal Road in Garhi Shahu.

Daily Times has learnt that most of the uplift projects have not been completed within the stipulated period. The city government had fixed February 10 as the deadline for the completion of development work on 20 model roads, but the work on most of the roads is still underway. The government also directed all heads of town municipal administrations to get all the ongoing development projects completed by March 31.

According to the first deadline, the Bus Rapid Transit System project on Ferozepur Road (from Kalma Chowk to Gajju Matta) should be completed on April 1, but keeping in view the pace of work, this project will take more time.

Talking to Daily Times, TEPA BRT Project Director Mazhar Hussain Khan said that in the first phase, the BRT from Gajju Matta to Kalma Chowk would be completed in four months, while the BRT from Kalma Chowk to Shahdara would be executed by end of this year.

While these parallel projects have converted the city’s already-scarred surface into a deplorable eyesore, hapless citizens have no other option but to count the days.

“It seems as if the government has been sleeping for the last four years and now it wants to complete all the development work in the city in a few months. This is an example of poor planning by the government,” said a citizen, Malik Israr.

He added that the dug-up roads and dust had uglified the city, adding to the sufferings of motorists and pedestrians.

Modern system launched for cleanliness: CM

* Shahbaz says Dr Kadir Topbas’ visit to boost Pak-Turkey trade

* Istanbul mayor inaugurates solid waste management system

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that a modern and organised system of cleanliness has been launched in the metropolis with the collaboration of Turk companies, and Lahore will be made the most beautiful city of gardens and flowers under this project.

He said that the same model would be replicated in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Peshawar and Karachi, and hundreds of neat and clean cities like Istanbul would emerge in Pakistan. He thanked the president and prime minister of Turkey as well as the mayor of Istanbul for giving a practical shape to the solid waste management project.

He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the new solid waste management system in front of Town Hall on Sunday.

Addressing the ceremony, the CM said that it was a historic event that the most modern system of cleanliness was being launched in the metropolis with the cooperation of Turk companies. He said that it was first time in the national history that a comprehensive project of solid waste management had been initiated, adding that under the project, more than 5,000 tonnes of garbage which is accumulated in Lahore daily would be disposed of in a proper manner.

He said that there were strong bonds of friendship, brotherhood and sincerity between Turkey and Pakistan and “that is why, despite tendering of the project, the Turk companies reduced the cost and also conducted the survey of the project at extremely minimum charges.

Visiting mayor of Istanbul Dr Kadir Topbas said that the Turk delegation was very happy to meet Pakistanis and it had brought the message of love and brotherhood for them. He said that the cultural and trade relations were strengthening between Pakistan and Turkey. He said that clean environment leaves a positive impact on human lives, and the project of solid waste management would provide a healthy atmosphere to the citizens. Dr Topbas inaugurated the new solid waste management system and drove the truck brought from Turkey for the project.

Earlier, while receiving Dr Topbas and other members of his delegation at the Lahore airport, Shahbaz said the visit of the Istanbul mayor would not only boost trade and economic activities between Pakistan and Turkey but will also strengthen the brotherly relations between both the countries.

The distinguished guest was accorded an unprecedented welcome on his arrival to the city. Members of the provincial cabinet, members of the national and provincial assemblies, senators, senior officers and other important personalities warmly welcomed the guests. Two children presented a bouquet to Dr Topbas and his wife on the occasion. Shahbaz Sharif introduced ministers, senators, assembly members, senior officers and the elite of the city to the mayor.

Shahbaz Sharif said that the modern Bus Rapid Transit System and solid waste management projects by Turkey in Punjab reflected the country’s confidence in the transparency and public-welfare steps taken by the Punjab government.

Dr Topbas said that Pakistan was his second home and he was very much pleased to come to Lahore. He said that Lahoris had won his heart by according him a warm welcome, and proved that the hearts of the people of Turkey and Pakistan beat together.

Earlier, a smart contingent of Punjab Police presented the guard of honour to the mayor.

Tunes of national anthems of Turkey and Pakistan were played on the occasion.

The citizens accorded the delegates a warm welcome from airport to the place of stay of the mayor, and raised slogans of Pak-Turk friendship.

The people were carrying national flags of Pakistan and Turkey, and presented folk dances at various places on the route.

Portraits of the president and prime minister of Turkey, mayor of Istanbul, Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were displayed on all main roads of the city.

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