The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to extend BRT service from Peshawar’s Chamkani to Nowshera’s Pabbi town.

It has also been decided to declare Ring Road from Chamkani to Hayatabad as the BRT route for starting modern bus service on the route with an aim to facilitate the commuters in the vicinity of the provincial capital.

The decisions were taken in a board meeting of KP Urban Mobility Authority (KPUMA) on Wednesday. KP Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur presided over the meeting.

Officials briefed the provincial government on the urban mobility plans for the divisional headquarters. The chief minister directed the Transport Department to come up with “solid proposals” for starting electric bus service in the urban areas of all the divisional headquarters after thorough consultations with all relevant stakeholders.

The forum also decided to extend fare exemption for children up to five years of age travelling with their parents in BRT busses.

KP CM Gandapur said that the provincial government was committed to developing the transport system on modern lines and directed the authorities concerned to take measures for improving service delivery and implementation of their plans in letter and spirit.

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He also called for ensuring the availability of all required facilities to citizens at bus stands, further directing the quarters concerned to expedite the completion of commercial plazas of BRT and devise their business plans.

Earlier this week, the Peshawar BRT operator TransPeshawar added six new stops to route DR-14 on Monday to improve service on Nasir Bagh Road.

The new stops are Masjid Abu Hurairah, Bangash Park, PDA Office, Masjid Umar Farooq, Masjid Abu Bakr, and Professor Model Town. With the addition of such stops, the total number of stops on this route has now reached 22.