Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Technical Assistance 7750-IND September 2013 India: Strengthening Urban Transport Subsector under ADB-supported Urban Development Projects − Urban Transport Component Prepared by Gordon Neilson, Subhajit Lahiri and Prasant Sahu, Study Team Members For the Ministry of Urban Development This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. ASSAM URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT URBAN TRANSPORT COMPONENT ADB Contract S71818 TA- 7750(IND) FINAL REPORT October 2011 Contract S71818; TA – 7750 (IND) Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of Study and Tasks .................................................................................. 1 1.3 Organisation of Report .............................................................................................. 2 2. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR ASSESSMENT ..................................................... 3 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Current Situation ....................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Road Map for the Future ........................................................................................... 6 2.4 Policy Framework ...................................................................................................... 8 3. REVIEW OF DPR’S FOR CORRIDORS 1 AND 2 ..................................................... 9 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 9 3.2 BRT Design Concept ................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Ridership ................................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Adequacy of Road Capacity .................................................................................... 16 3.5 Land Acquisition ...................................................................................................... 17 3.6 Resettlement and Rehabilitation .............................................................................. 18 3.7 BRT Operational Plans ............................................................................................ 22 3.8 Terminals ................................................................................................................ 23 3.9 Capital Costs ........................................................................................................... 24 3.10 Financial Evaluation ................................................................................................ 24 3.11 Economic Evaluation ............................................................................................... 25 3.12 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments ...................................................... 26 3.13 Institutional Arrangements ....................................................................................... 27 3.14 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 27 4. EVALUATION CRITERIA ........................................................................................ 29 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 29 4.2 Public Transport Demand on the Corridor ............................................................... 29 4.3 Adequacy of Existing Right of Way (ROW) to accommodate a BRT ....................... 29 4.4 Spare Road Capacity along the Corridor ................................................................. 30 4.5 Capital Costs ........................................................................................................... 30 4.6 Overall Ease of Implementation............................................................................... 31 5. SELECTION OF PILOT BRT CORRIDOR .............................................................. 32 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 32 5.2 Transport Demand .................................................................................................. 33 5.3 Current Bus Network ............................................................................................... 36 5.4 BRT Design Options ................................................................................................ 41 5.5 Land Acquisition ...................................................................................................... 42 5.6 Traffic Capacity Assessment ................................................................................... 42 5.7 Indicative BRT Service Requirements ..................................................................... 45 5.8 Terminal Facilities ................................................................................................... 45 5.9 Capital Cost ............................................................................................................. 46 5.10 Environmental Issues .............................................................................................. 48 5.11 Initial Corridor Selection .......................................................................................... 50 Guwahati Final Report 111027.doc Page i Contract S71818; TA – 7750 (IND) Final Report 6. SELECTED CORRIDOR ......................................................................................... 52 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 52 6.2 Existing Public Transport Network ........................................................................... 52 6.3 BRT Demand Estimates .......................................................................................... 54 6.4 BRT Design Principles ............................................................................................. 55 6.5 BRT Alignment and Lane Arrangement ................................................................... 56 6.6 Station Locations ..................................................................................................... 58 6.7 Parking .................................................................................................................... 58 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION INDICATORS .................................................. 59 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 59 7.2 Proposed Indicators with 2011 Measures ................................................................ 59 8. RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................. 61 8.1 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................................... 61 9. THE NEXT STEPS .................................................................................................. 62 9.1 Tranche 1 Work ...................................................................................................... 62 ANNEX A: EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY STRUCTURE ANNEX B: BUS, MINIBUS AND TREKKER AUTHORISED ROUTES ANNEX C: OVERVIEW OF LOCATIONS WITH CAPACITY DEFICIENCIES Guwahati Final Report 111027.doc Page ii Contract S71818; TA – 7750 (IND) Final Report LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Public Transport Capacity in Guwahati (1/3/2011) ............................................... 3 Table 2.2 Annual Vehicle Registrations in Guwahati and Annual Growth ............................. 4 Table 3.1 Approximate Roadwidths needed for Selected BRT Layout Options .................. 11 Table 3.2 Pax / Peak Hour / Direction (2009) ..................................................................... 15 Table 3.3 Corridor 1 West: Land Acquisition ...................................................................... 19 Table 3.4 Corridor 1 East: Land Acquisition ...................................................................... 20 Table 3.5 Corridor 2: Land Acquisition .............................................................................. 21 Table 3.6 Analysis of BRT Operational Proposals .............................................................. 22 Table 3.7 Adequacy of Proposed BRT Service .................................................................. 22 Table 5.1 Peak Hour Traffic by Location (2011 and 2009) ................................................. 33 Table 5.2 Comparison of 2009 and 2011 Public Transport Occupancy Counts ................. 34 Table 5.3 Peak Period Person Movement by Location and Mode ..................................... 35 Table 5.4 BRT Service to meet Peak Hour Demand .......................................................... 45 Table 5.5 Costing Input Parameters .................................................................................. 47 Table 5.6 Capital Costs by Corridor Rs(m) ........................................................................