First shipment: BRT buses trucked to Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The first shipment of 20 buses for the Bus Rapid Transport Project (BRT) has reached Peshawar from Karachi. The modern buses from China, with amenities like ramps for wheelchairs, had reached Karachi port last week. After clearing the duties, taxes and documentation, the shiny vehicles were mounted aboard trailer-trucks and hauled all the way to Peshawar.

BRT service will be available for the citizens from morning till 10pm. In the first phase, the buses will run from Karkhano to Chamkani. Once the construction work is complete the route will be extended from Chamkani to the Firdos Market on Reach-I of the BRT route only. The service is likely to start from March 23.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 6^th, 2019.