Revised Strategic Transport Plan (RSTP)

Implementation Challenges and Coordination

Syed Ahmed
November 16, 2017 Executive Director, DTCA
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Contents
Background
Components of RSTP
Implementation Status of RSTP Projects

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Background

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Background of DTCA

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Background of DTCA
Vision & Mission
Vision
To provide a planned modernized transportation system for
greater Dhaka area.

Mission
Ensure safe, reliable, faster and affordable Public Transport by
introducing integrated transport planning.

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Strategic Transport Plan (STP), 2005

Strategic Transport Plan for Dhaka was prepared on 2005,

which was approved in the Cabinet in 2008

The major aim of STP to develop a Planned, Integrated and

Modern Transportation systems for the Greater Dhaka area

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Reasons for Revision of STP

• Bangladesh witnessed massive socio economic development during last 7
to 10 years period
• DTCA area increased from 1524 Km2 to 7400 Km2
• Area and population of Dhaka City Corporation increased
• Dhaka City Corporation divided into two entities viz. North & South
• Two City Corporation newly formed viz. Gazipur & Narayanganj
• Many satellite towns have been established viz. Purbachal, Jhilmill etc.

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Components of RSTP

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Major Sectors in Revised STP

• 5 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line construction [MRT Line 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6]
• 2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line Construction [BRT Line 3 & 7]
• 3 Ring Roads
• 8 Radial Roads
• 6 Expressways
• 21 Transportation Hubs
• Improvement of Circular Waterway around Dhaka
• Improvement of Traffic Management and Traffic Safety
• Bus Sector Reforms [Route Rationalization, Bus Company Formation,
Relocation of Bus Terminals ]

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Mass Rapid Transit Network

MRT Line 1 (52km)
• Gazipur - Airport - Kamalapur - Jhilmil
• Purbachal - Khilkhet
MRT Line 2 (40km)
• Ashulia - Savar - Gabtali - Dhaka Unv. – DSCC – Dhaka
Kamalapur International
Airport
MRT Line 4 (16km)
• Kamalapur - Narayanganj
MRT Line 5 (35km)
• Bulta - Badda – Mirpur Road – Mirpur 10 – Gabtoli Kamalapur
Bus Terminal – Dhanmondi – Bashundhara City – Railway Station
Hatir Jheel Link Road
MRT Line 6 (41km)
• Ashulia - Uttara Phase 3 – Pallabi – Tejigaon –
Motijheel - Kamalapur

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Bus Rapid Transit - BRT

BRT Line 3 (42km)

• Gazipur – International Airport - Jhilmil

BRT Line 7 (36km) Dhaka

International
Airport
• Eastern Fringe Area

Kamalapur
Railway Station

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Three Ring Roads Gazipur

Inner Middle Outer

Ring Ring Ring
Road Road Road
Completed 4.0 0.0 0.0
(5.5%)
Widening/ 38.2 59.9 0.0 Savar Purbachal
Improvement (52.2%) (55.5%) International
Airport
New Road 31.0 48.1 129.0
(42.3%) (44.5%) (100.0%)

Total 73.2 108.0 129.0

(100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%)

Jhilmil Narayanganj

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Inner Ring Road

Total length 73.2 km
Teromukh

Abdullahpur Fatullah

Gubtoli Chashara

Rayerbazar Signboard

Babu Bazar Shimrail

Sadarghat Demra

Balu River side

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Middle Ring Road

Total length 108.0 km
Autpura

Dhaka Bypass

Bhulta

Kanchpur

Narayanganj

Jhilmil

Western Bypass

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Outer Ring Road

Total length 129 km
Hemayetpur

Kalakandi

Madanpur

Danga

Bypail

Gazipur

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Radial Roads
Proposed 8 radial roads:
1. Dhaka-Joydebpur-Mymensingh
2. Dhaka-Tongi-Ghorashal
3. Dhaka-Purbachal-Bhulta
4. Dhaka-Kachpur-Meghna
Bridge
5. Dhaka-Signboard-Narayanganj
6. Dhaka-Jhilmil-Ekuria
7. Dhaka-Amin Bazar-Savar
8. Dhaka-Ashulia-DEPZ

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Expressways
• Dhaka Elevated expressway
( Aiport – Mohakhali – Kamlapur – Saidabad – Jatrabari - Kutubkhali)
Implementing Agency: BBA

• Dhaka – Ashulia Expressway

(Airport-Ashulia-Chondra-Savar)
Implementing Agency: BBA

• Dhaka – Chittagong Expressway

Implementing Agency: RHD

• Dhaka - Sylhet Expressway

• Dhaka - Maowa Expressway
Implementing Agency: Bangladesh Armey

• Dhaka – Mymensing Expressway

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Transportation Hubs
• 21 transportation Hubs
• Primary interchanges and hubs:
• Dhaka International Airport
• Kamalapur Station
• Mohakhali Bus Terminal
• Jatrabari Bus Terminal
• Gabtoli Bus Terminal
• Gabtoli Circular Waterway
Station
• Shadarghat Terminal

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Relocation of Bus Terminals

To Jamuna/Tangail To Mymensingh

Gagipur
(Joydebpu
r)

• Relocation of existing bus-terminals near Ashulia

the Outer Ring road. Tongi

To Aricha
/Manikganj
•Number of recommended locations: 6 Nos. Savar Purbachal
To Sylhet

Bhulta

Jhilmil

Existing Inter-district

New Intercity Bus Terminal Narayanganj

To Mawa To Chittagong

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Circular Waterway around Dhaka
Tongi Khal
• Integration of Landing Stations with Mass
Transit network (BRT/MRT) and with Turag
Public Transport System.
Balu

Buriganga Shitalakhya

Dhaleswari

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High Priority Projects

1. Construction of Southern part

of Middle or Outer Ring Road
before opening of the Padma
Bridge.
[ Baorvita (Munshiganj) to
kaikertek (Naraynganj)]

2. Construction and Improvement

of Road Networks in Eastern
Fringe Area.

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Implementation Status of
RSTP Projects

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MRT Line 6
Length : 20.1 kilometer (Elevated)
Number of Stations : 16 nos.
Passenger Capacity : 60,000/ hour (both directions)
Speed : 23~35 km/hour
100 km/hour (Maximum)
Travel Time : 37 minutes
Train Interval : 3. 5 minutes
Project Period : July 2012 – June, 2024
Estimated Cost in BDT : Total 21,985.07 (Crore)
GOB 5,390.48 (Crore)
JICA 16,594.59 (Crore)

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Progress of MRT Line - 6
• Entire MRT Line-6 will be constructed under 8 Packages
• Agreement has been signed of Package No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8
• Tender Evaluation of Package No. 7 is going on
• Tender invited for Package No. 5 and 6 and last date: 15 November 2017

Implementation Challenges
• Construction of viaduct under Package No. 3 and 4 is going on along the
median, which is major cause of traffic congestion. Mitigation of traffic
congestion through diversion.
• Utility relocation
• Security of foreign Experts and Consultants

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MRT Line 5
Total Length : 19.6 km
Route Alignment : Baliarpur-Modumoti-Amin bazar-Gabtoli-Technical-Mirpur 1, Mirpur 10,
Kochukheth-Banani-Gulshan 2-Badda-Vatara
Elevated Section : 6.0 km (Hemayetpur to Aminbazar and Notunbazar to Vatara)
Underground Sec : 13.6 km (Aminbazar to Notunbazar)
Number of Stations : 14 Nos.

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Progress of MRT Line - 5
• Pre-feasibility of MRT Line-5 has been completed
• Feasibility Study will be completed within March 2018
• MRT Line-5 Project could be implemented through the Co-financing of ADB and JICA
• EOI Evaluation is going on to select Detail Design Consultant.
Implementation Challenges
• Acquisition of 80 acre of land area for the depot construction near Hemayetpur
• NOC from the Bangladesh Armey to fixup 1.3 km underground alignment through the
Dhaka Cantonment
• Uninterrupted Power supply for the operation
• MRT Act 2015 need to be congenial with the construction of underground metro rail
systems
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MRT Line 1
Total Length : 26.6 km
Route Alignment : Airport-Khilkhet-Kuril-Badda-Rampura-
Malibagh-Rajarbagh-Kamalapur and from
Kuril to Kanchan bridge.
Elevated Section : 10.2 km (Kuril to Kanchan bridge)
Underground Section : 16.4 km (Airport to Kamalapur)
Number of Stations : 17 Nos.

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Progress of MRT Line - 1
• Pre-feasibility of MRT Line-5 has been completed
• Feasibility Study will be completed within March 2018
• Loan agreement was signed with JICA for the Detail Design of MRT Line - 1
• EOI Evaluation is going on to select Detail Design Consultant.
Implementation Challenges
• Acquisition of 100 acre of land area for the depot construction near Pitolganj, Rupganj
• NOC from the DNCC for the sub-soil investigation along the alignment
• Uninterrupted Power supply for the operation
• MRT Act 2015 need to be congenial with the construction of underground metro rail
systems

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BRT Line 3
BRT line 3 has two section:

North Section : Gazipur – Airport

Length – 20.5 km

South Section : Airport – Jhilmill

Length – 22.4 km

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BRT Line 3 – North Section

North Section Route Alignment
Gazipur Terminal – Chowrasta – Bogra –
Maleker Bari – Sign Board – Board Bazar
– Open University – Borobari Bazar –
Hosain Market – Tongi College – Mill Gate
- Abdullahpur

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BRT Line 3 – North Section

Route length : 20.5 km
Elevated Section : 4.5 km elevated section
6 Nos. Flyover
10 lane Tongi Bridge
Number of Stations : 25 Nos.
Capacity : 400,000 pax/day
Depot : 1 No.
Terminal : 2Nos.

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BRT Line 3 – South Section

South Section Route Alignment
From Airport – Kuril – Kakoli –
Mohakhali – BG Press – Moghbazar –
Kakrail – Paltan – Gulistan –
Nayabazar – Kadamtali to Jhilmill

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BRT Line 3 – South Section

Route length : 22.4km
Elevated Stations : 2(Amtoli & Mohakhali)
At grade Stations : 14
Foot over bridge : 12
Underpass : 7
Elevated section : 2.15 KM
Capacity : 18000PHPD
Depot : 2 depot
Completion Date : 2020 ( target)

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BRT Line 3 – South Section

BRT Line 3 Phases

Phase 1: Airport to Mohakhali Bus
Terminal
Length - 10 km.

Phase 2: Mohakhali Bus Terminal to

Gulistan
Length - 7 km

Phase 3: Gulistan to Jhilmil

Length - 5.4 km

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Progress of MRT Line - 1
• Construction of BRT Line – 3 (Northern part) is going on and the implementing agency
is RHD, BBA and LGED
• Detail Design of BRT Line – 3 (southern part) has been completed

Implementation Challenges
• Financing by the World Bank for the BRT Line – 3 (Southern Part), Phase – 1 (Airport to
Mohakhali)

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Special Initiatives by DTCA

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Bus Sector Regularity Reform

• Bus Sector Reform under 6 packages and
• Formation of BusNet System Manager

Total Production Trips

Year Total Trips
2014 29,824,387
2025 42,702,370
2035 51,179,487
Source: JICA RSTP Study

Implementation Challenges
• Development of Business Model and formulation of Bus System Manager
• Requirement of Total 646 million UDS and for the Phase – 1 it requires 446 million USD.

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Establishment of Clearing House

• Clearing house is a mechanism that integrates
multiple operators into a common fare ticket system.
• It has the functions of
• Revenue sharing Clearing
• Fare collection settlement House
• Card management
Bus Bus Bus Railway
BRT MRT Ferry
operator operator operator operator
Progress of CH Project
• Pilot project has been conducted on BRTC Buses over the route from Abdullahpur to
Motijheel

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Dhaka Integrated Traffic Management Project

Intersection improvement and implementation of ITS system at Mohakhali,
Gulshan 1, Platan and Fulbaria Intersection. Current
Major Features:
• Designing with the current RoW
• Ensuring smooth traffic flow
Countermeasures
• Ensuring traffic safety for vehicles and pedestrians
• Detail Engineering Design of the intersections
• Securing wider foothpath and island
• Connecting the existing drainage facilities
• Removing rickshaw flow

Implementation Challenges
• Removal of illegal vendors and hockers from the Furbaria Intersection to
implement Dhaka Integrated Traffic Management Project.

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Other Challenges and Implementation Coordination

• Coordination among different agencies

• Traffic Management and Implementation of Bus Route Frenchise

• Initiatives to implement other projects recommended in RSTP

• Fund allocation to implement RSTP Projects

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Total Budget Required to implement RSTP
Implementation Period
Project Responsible
Cost Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
Component Agency
2016-2020 2021-2025 2026-2030 2031-35
Expressway BBA, RHD 3,973 1,144 787 1,940 102
Primary Roads Inner Ring Road BWDB
1,449 212 1,237 0 0
RHD
Middle Ring
Road RHD 520 0 71 230 219

Outer Ring Road

BBA, RHD 2,554 0 562 526 1,466

Others
RHD 1,406 1,708 79 239 11

Secondary Road RHD, LGED 2,427 607 406 177 1,237

DMTC, Dhaka
Mass Transit Systems 20,147 2,683 5,274 6,189 6,002
BRT
DTCA, BRTA,
Improvement of Bus Service 646 446 100 100 1,520
BRTC
DTCA, DMP,
Traffic Management and Safety 600 400 200 0 0
DSCC, DNCC
Inland Waterway BIWTA 9 9 0 0 0
Total 33,731 7,209 8,716 9,401 10,557
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