KARACHI: Pakistan has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for procurement of buses for Karachi’s Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Green Line project. According to sources, an agreement has been signed with a Chinese company, which will provide 80 buses for the Green Line BRT and 20 buses for the Orange Line project. Government officials had earlier informed that the Green Line BRT project would be completed by mid-2021 to provide modern transport facilities to Karachi citizens. In November, Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) had approved the purchase of buses for the Green Line BRT. The 25-station BRT Green Line project, has a 24km-long route, which includes 12.7km elevated, 10.9km at grade, and 422 meters underground.

Source: Pakistan Today December 23, 2020 14:48 UTC