The Hanoi Department of Transport’s Public Transport Management and Operation Centre have just proposed to allow other vehicles to use BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) lanes.

Kim Ma-Yen Nghia BRT route

Under the proposal, buses will be permitted to use to the BRT lane from Kim Ma Station in Dong Da District to Yen Nghia area in Ha Dong District from 4 am to 11 pm every day.

Meanwhile, other kinds of vehicles will be allowed to use the lane from 11 pm to 4 am.

The centre has also recommended improving infrastructure so that the disabled can access bus stops more easily.

According to the centre, it is also necessary to open parking services near BRT bus stops so that passengers can actually leave their bikes to use BRT services.

The Kim Ma-Yen Nghia BRT route will use e-tickets. Apart from this, more information boards for passengers will be installed at stops. More toilets will be also built at several main stops.

According to Government Decree 46 on traffic violation fines, vehicles are fined between VND800,000 and VND1.2 million (USD38-USD57) for going into BRT lanes.

The 14.7-km Kim Ma-Yen Nghia BRT route has been operated since early 2017 with 26 buses.

Dtinews/Lao Dong