introduce the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, model in Warri.
With this development, which is part of the state government's transport development plan, Warri will be the third city on the continent and second in Nigeria to develop the BRT initiative after Lagos and Johanessburg, South Africa.
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was
represented by his Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa, made the disclosure at the on-going 60th Congress of the International Association of Public Transport, UITP, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Uduaghan, said the seven-month old idea from
its conception, traffic surveys and feasibility
studies, topographic surveys, detailed
engineering designs to bill of engineering
measurements and evaluation, will now be
followed by award of contract, in July.
The Warri BRT scheme, which is driven by the
governor, according to Igbakpa, is an indication
of political will and recognition of the
importance of public transport to a large
percentage of the populace.
"With increasing population and economic
activities, Warri is set to join the community of
the global cities with sustainable, integrated and
affordable transport system to meet its economic
aspirations.
"The project, which is aimed at creating jobs,
will also, through multiplier effect, require
personnel and business transactions in the areas
of traffic management and enforcement, bus
shelters and terminals and segregated lanes
constructions," he said.
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