Briefing on Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transit System 2009 ‘Trunk’ and ‘Feeder’ services Dedicated trunk service lanes Feeder services in mixed traffic Trunk services on coloured lanes • Large vehicles • Lane located in the middle of the roadway • Major origin to major destination • Free transfers between trunk routes Feeder services on general traffic lanes Smaller vehicles: • Operating in mixed traffic • Operating along the kerbside of the road • Providing services into residential areas • Connections to trunk services Phase 1A • Airport CBD link • Inner city service • CBD Green Point Stadium Subsequent phases • Rest of phase 1: West Coast to Atlantis route • Phase 2: Metro South East (Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain) • Phases 3 and 4: Delft, Blue Downs, Stellenbosch Comfortable, accessible public transport • Easy boarding for wheelchairs • Accessible for the elderly and children • Provision for prams • World class stations and vehicles Level boarding on trunk routes. Ramps on feeder routes Sustainable public transport • Low emission vehicles • Reduction in private vehicle use Affordable public transport • Fares will be comparable with those currently charged • Financial modelling underway • Cheaper fares for off peak times • Fares to range from R4 to R16 Infrastructure designed to fit fare structure Trunk Services Feeder Services • Base + distance-related • Flat fare per trip at fare open stations Free transfer: • between trunk services • at strategic closed feeder stations Smart cards • Will enable transfers between trunk routes on a single fare • Will make it easy to transfer between trunk routes • Sold at stations and retail outlets • Eliminate cash transactions on the vehicles Phase 1 construction: inner city to Green Point Hertzog Boulevard, Civic lane and Old Marine Rd • Construction of dedicated lane, station and cycle lane begins now Somerset Rd • Cycle lane under construction, for completion in March 2010 Inner City to Hout Bay • Dedicated lanes, stations and cycle infrastructure begins 2nd half of 2009 Airport services • Airport plaza, IRT station base structure for completion by December 2009 • Station top structure for completion by March 2010 West coast infrastructure • R27 dedicated lanes, and cycle lanes currently under construction for completion by March 2010 • Bayside Centre station construction begins now • Blaauwberg Rd median lane construction begins mid-2009 Comparing infrastructure costs • BRT • Trams R65-160 Mil /km R3.2 - 100 Mil /km • Light rail R100-250 Mil /km • Urban rail R150-400 Mil /km • Elevated rail R325-650 Mil /km • Metro R325-2000 Mil /km Curitiba, Brazil Guayquil, Equador Pereira, Columbia São Paulo, Brazil Station Design Station Design Station Design Typical signage at ticket office entrance System map displays • Individual route maps above doorways • Full system map inside closed area of station Glass sliding doors with station name displayed Real-time information displays Alignment of Bus with Platforms • Kassel Kerb in Zuidtangent, Netherlands Progress Summary 2007 March 2007: Implementation Framework completed October 2007: City project team formed November 2007: City study tour to Latin America December 2007: Operational plan tender awarded February 2008: National Treasury awarding of R 836 m March 2008: Council resolution approving planning 2008 April 2008: Awarding of Business Plan contract April 2008: Press announcement on project August 2008:Council approves Phase 1A implementation August 2008: First infrastructure tender advertised November 2008: Construction commences December 2008: Phase 1A operator study tour to Colombia 2009 Progress Summary February 2009 : Draft Vehicle Operator Prospectus given to taxi and bus industry February 2009: National Treasury awarding of R 900 m April 2009: R600m civil contracts awarded R300m tenders received for IRT Closed Station Superstructures