Work going on in Hubli-Dharwad strech
Scotch any idea of zipping through a dedicated bus corridor through the twin cities at the start of next year. The much-touted Hubli-Dharwad bus rapid transit system (BRTS) project, which envisaged a 22.25-km-long corridor between Hubli and Dharwad and dangled the promise of segregated bus ways, controlled bus stations, off-board ticketing through smart cards and tokens, and high quality buses, is yet to take off more than a year after the nod for land acquisition was given.
As per the plan of the Hubli-Dharwad BRTS Company, a state government undertaking established specifically for the implementation of the BRTS project in the twin cities, the eight-lane corridor was expected to be ready by December this year. Of the eight, four lanes have been set aside exclusively for buses.
The lanes that are being prepared are to ease the connectivity and release some traffic pressure. The work on these lanes has been continued for long and was expected to finish by December end. But it might take on some more time to finish the construction works on the Hubli-Dharwad system.
Source: The Times of India
