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

Public
Transport

Air Quality Project Traffic

Monitoring Objectives Management

Walkability
 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 Develop DoTM institutional Mass Transit Options &
restructuring policy restructuring plan prioritisation Study

GON Approval of policy GON Approval of plan

Test Policy on 2 Pilot Bus Establish Public Transport

Routes capability within DoTM
• Industry-Level agreement with
FNNTE
• Establish Operator Negotiating
Forum
• Operational & Business Planning Key
• Fleet Financing mechanism with
TDF
Completed or no current
• Formation of Bus Operating
Companies bottlenecks
• Operating Contract development
and negotiation
• Operations and monitoring Incomplete or partially
completed

Requires action
 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