Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project (KSUTP)

A Sustainable Transport Project

Status and Progress

September 2016

Present Road Network in Kathmandu Valley

Strategic Road Network including Strategic Urban Road Kathmandu 224 km Lalitpur 188 km Bhaktapur 118 km Total 530 km

Present Public Transport in Kathmandu

200 plus Public Transport routes Many overlaps in the routes 10,000 vehicles comprising of Tempo, micro, mini and buses were issued for route permits Almost all PT funding are from private sectors. including one Public Company (Sajha Yatayat) and one Private company (Mahanagar) Many operators are self employer cum driver types. 100 public transport unions / committees operate the business

Present Public Transport in Kathmandu

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Present Public Transport in Kathmandu

Public Transports are some time over supply often under supply. 673,000 vkm/day in operation much more than required. The Public Transport System in Kathmandu are not reliable, not fully dependable.

KSUTP

Start date 2011 January Completion 2015 June (extended2017 June) Total cost 26.32 m USD ADB loan 6.9 m USD ADB Grant 9.0 m USD Global Env Fund 2.52 m USD Govt of Nepal 7.4 m USD Kathmandu Met. City 0.5 m USD

Project Components

Project Objectives

Public Transport

Traffic Management

Walkability

Air Quality Monitoring

Project Organisation

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Project Management Coordination Office PMCB Consultant : SMEC International JV Project Implementation Units (Five):

• Department of Roads (DOR) • Department of Transport Management (DOTM) • Metropolitan Traffic Police Department (MTPD) • Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) • Department of Environment (DOEnv)

Design Supervision Consultants:

• SIDEF – BEAM JV for KMC works • Soil Test for DOR works Consultant for Mass Transit Study Consultant KSUTP for DOTM works

Transport Enterprenuers / Committes Town Development Fund

Component 1 Public Transport Tasks

Develop Public Transport restructuring policy

GON Approval of policy

Test Policy on 2 Pilot Bus Routes

• Industry-Level agreement with FNNTE

• Establish Operator Negotiating Forum

• Operational & Business Planning

• Fleet Financing mechanism with TDF

• Formation of Bus Operating Companies

• Operating Contract development and negotiation

• Operations and monitoring

Develop DoTM institutional restructuring plan

GON Approval of plan

Establish Public Transport capability within DoTM

Mass Transit Options & prioritisation Study

Completed or no current bottlenecks

Incomplete or partially completed

Requires action

Key

Component 1: Public Transport

Outputs expected:

• Re-structuring of DOTM with creation of a new Public Transport Division

• Restructuring of Public Transport Routes in the Kathmandu Valley

• Selection and Implementation of 2 Pilot Bus Routes

• Transformation of current public transport operators into companies or cooperatives (franchising)

• Purchase of electric or low emission buses through the TDF on the 2 selected pilot routes

• Feasibility Study on the mass transport system in Kathmandu Valley

Fleet rationalisation

• 8 Primary Routes: Requires a fleet of 470 buses, (12-Metre Rigid)

• 16 Secondary Routes: Fleet of 250 buses, 9 to 10 m in length

• 40 Tertiary Routes: Predominately using existing vehicle fleet, with some routes operated by new Electric vehicles

• Vehicle-km reduced by 332,000 per day

• Vehicle Operating Costs reduced by US$ 34 Million per year

• 10% Reduction in road space used (PCU’s)

PRIMARY PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES

Component 2: Traffic Management

Outputs expected:

• Construction of the 2 new bridges at Dallu & Teku. (ICB-02)

• Construction of crossing junction at Teku.

• Construction of the remaining road section of BLR on east bank. (ICB-02)

• Improvements at 35 Junctions. (ICB-03)

• Traffic Signals (37) and Installation of CCTV cameras, traffic lights, equipment and Traffic Management Centre. ITS installation. (ICB-04)

• Launch road users’ awareness programs

Component 3: Walkability Improvements

Outputs expected:

• Improvement of 8 km of preliminary heritage pedestrian routes and 15 Km of sidewalk in the city center. ICB-01

• Construction of 1 new pedestrian bridge and renovation of 2 existing footbridges along BLR. NCB-02

• PPP investigations for car parking and the redevelopment of the Old Bus Park under KMC

Component 4: Air Quality Monitoring

Outputs expected:

• Expedite programs to restore operations at the existing AQM stations with solar-powered backup systems: Completed

• Procurement of 4 new AQM mobile stations completed

• Procurement of 4 sets emissions testing equipment : Completed

Project Status

• Time lapsed 85% • Physical Progress to date: 44% • Financial Progress to date: 38% In general

Component 4 : Air Quality Monitoring satisfactorily completed. Component 3 : Walkway is proceeding satisfactorily Component 2 : Traffic Management some lagging specially in ITS (ICB-04) Some extension required. Component 1: Public Transport is very much lagging behind. S5 route association came to agreement.

Challenges

• Introducing 3 tier route hierarchy

• Reducing the 200 routes in to 66 Routes

• Transforming the Public Transport unions in to Companies

• Replacing the small vehicles by larger vehicles

• Social safeguard of existing operators

• No operational subsidy is planned.

• Many implementation units

• Many activities of low volumes. Many funding components.

• Disturbances due to SAARC occupancy, Melamchi Coordination, Earthquake, Fuel Crisis

Thank You