Ulaanbaatar transport system improves
Urban Transport Development Project is being implemented in Mongolia by the Asian Development Bank.
Ulaanbaatar transport system improves. Urban Transport Development Project is being implemented in Mongolia by the Asian Development Bank. In the margin of the Bus rapid transit project, 64.5 km long bus lane will be built in the capital city Ulaanbaatar to improve capacity and reliability relative to a conventional bus system. According to the project schedule, the first BRT lane must be built by the end of 2017, pursuant to a detailed design completed in late 2016. The Asian Development Bank is granting credit of USD 218 million for the package of urban transport projects, including the BRT. In May past year, the first placement of the credit USD 60.0 million was allocated for the commencement of construction. The BRT project will help reduce traffic's contribution to the city’s air pollution by 18 percent. Approximately 10-20 percent of residents who live near the transit ways will give up driving and start using public transport. The project is calculated to noticeably improve the public transport management of the city, increase in revenues from bus tickets by 30 percent and reduce costs of unnecessary engine starts and stops caused by heavy traffic jams by 14 percent.
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