Surat Municipal Corporation approves Rs 228 crore BRTS project

The Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) on Tuesday approved Rs. 228 crore Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) project. Cost wise, this would be the biggest project approved by the SMC in its history.

A 19 km long 200 meter wide BRTS lane will come up on Dumas resort-Udhna-Magdalla-Vir Narmad university-Citylight Anuvrat gate route. The BRTS lane would also be constructed on both sides of the Citylight canal(60 ft road on each side)-Khatodara-Kharvarnagar-Puna old octroi post-Puna-Sumada-Sarthana Savji Korat bridge rout.

Under the project, a canal will be restructured and proper lining would be done. The project also contains construction of several fly-over bridges, cc road, paver blocks, street lights, a track for bus, a track for vehicles, gardening, picnic points, shopping mal, carriage way, cycle track, light vehicle track, activity areas, parking space, bus-stands, service road etc,