Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has given another deadline to the contractors to complete the remaining work on the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) till December.
According to details, the contractor has to complete the construction of three corridors and three bus depots. The provincial government has increased the estimated cost of BRT by Rs 510 million to Rs 66.95 billion in revised PC-1.
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According to sources, KP’s largest project with the initial deadline of six months has not been completed despite the passage of several years, due to which the cost of the project has increased.
The government has repeatedly extended dates to complete the project. Because of delay in project completion, the opposition political parties in KP Assembly have called for a transparent investigation into the project.
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Similarly, Rs 1.55 billion was provided for the construction of a road from Bus Stop No 9 to 18, Rs1.41 billion for purchase of intelligent transport system, Rs 381 million for flat scrap, provision of bus stop facilities besides corridor, Rs 320 million will be spent on providing facilities to BRT staff while Rs 68 million will be spent on the environmental impact assessment of the project.
Sources said that the estimated cost of the Peshawar BRT project was initially at Rs 49.34 billion and has now increased to Rs 66.43 billion whereas after the second revision, the total cost will reach Rs 66.95 billion.
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