BRT corridor to open to all as part of study

“Right-moving traffic,whether buses or motor vehicles,will travel on the BRT lane,while traffic going straight and left will move on the existing MV lane. The trail run,expected to go on for around a week,will be followed by a simulation exercise,” said a CRRI official.

CRRI says it hopes to start the experimental run latest by the second week of May.

Apart from the physical changes,CRRI will also change the traffic signal cycle during the experimental run. Officials said that the existing signal cycle at the Chirag Dilli intersection goes through a minimum of six changes. “In the experimental run,there will only be three to five signal changes,” the official said.

For the experimental run,bollards or temporary fences will be put up on the dedicated bus lane to allow the smooth flow of traffic on both sides. Signages for the movement of traffic will be put up along all the six intersections on the corridor. A public notice will also be issued to inform people about the experimental run.

At present,the bus lane moves on a separate signal change than the rest of the traffic. DIMTS and the transport department,which will be implementing all the physical changes on the corridor,will take around a week to execute them,sources said. “Once the list of requirements is provided by CRRI,DIMTS will implement all the diversions and put up signages,” a senior transport official said.