Officials from various departments who were working on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) now face an uphill task of completing the remaining 10 percent work till February 10, Pakistan Today learnt on Thursday. Sources privy to the development revealed that the chief minister had announced the inauguration date of February 10 after he saw a detailed presentation on the 27km-long transit route in which the concerned authorities revealed that the project was 90 percent complete. The government had initially announced the inauguration on January 27, but the date was later changed. Sources told Pakistan Today that the new bridge on Ravi for the BRTS had been delayed till the next fiscal year. However, in absence of a planned bridge, officials had now proposed an 18-meter-long articulated bus which is expected to pass through the existing Ravi Bridge, along the divider starting from Bhaati Chowk to Shahdara Station, which was the last stop of the BRTS. Moreover, Nespak officials proposed an underpass for the ambulances on their way to Lahore General Hospital, now that the Lahore High Court had allowed a path for the hospital. However, Nespak’s proposal was discarded as priority was given to the Model Town underpass.
