 Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a bus-based public transport system designed to

improve capacity and reliability relative to a conventional bus system.

 BRT aims to combine the capacity and speed of a metro with the flexibility,
lower cost and simplicity of a bus system.
 The project was taken up at a cost of Rs 152 crore with dedicated corridors,
bridges and bus stops.
 For the record, a 15.6-km-long BRTS project was proposed in Vijayawada a
decade ago, but it remained unfinished after only 3.5-km-stretch was laid,
as the project was found to be unviable, apart from the fact that there was
financial crunch. When asked how necessary is a BRTS in the capital is, the
official said, “The BRTS for Vijayawada was planned much before
Amaravati was planned. For various reasons it did not materialise as
planned.