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PHOTOS: El-Rufai launches Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit project

 

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) project to ease transportation of people and goods across the state.

According to the state government, the KBRT project, which was supported by Agence Francaise De Development-AFD (French Agency for Development) and led by the Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA) in collaboration with Kaduna Transport Line, will provide state-of-the-art high capacity bus systems that travel on exclusive lanes with an estimated 160,000 daily commuters.

Speaking at the event in Kaduna on Wednesday, the KADSTRA Director General, Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, stated that the project will create a 24-km BRT corridor from Kawo to Sabon Tasha, including 30 stations with exclusive right-of-way with safe pedestrian crossings, widening of the River Kaduna Bridge to retrofit dedicated lanes for the BRT.

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She added that the bus fleet will include 120 articulated 18-meter buses, including 10 spare buses providing the people of Kaduna with alternative convenient and reliable modes of transportation, covering more routes, among others.

Also in attendance at the evert were the Country Director, AFD, Xavier Muron, the French Ambassador, Emmanuelle Blatma, and other government officials.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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