Metrobus (Tegucigalpa)
The Metrobús is a proposed public bus rapid transit system in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The capital of Honduras suffered from severe traffic congestion for decades, and reliable public transportation system is badly needed.[1] The mayor, Ricardo Antonio Álvarez Arias, announced on 25 November 2010 the construction of a Metrobus system, and that US$ 150 million dollars (570 million Lempiras) would be allocated for the construction by the Inter-American Bank of Development as a loan. The construction was expected to take between two and three years.[2]
On 24 October 2013, inhabitants of the Colonia John F. Kennedy demonstrated protesting construction of the metrobus terminal.[3]
In June 2016, the authorities were saying the system could be opened in 2017.[4]
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[edit]The buses will be of approximate from 18 metres (59 ft) to 24 metres (79 ft) in length, with capacity more than 160 passengers and manufactured by Marcopolo/Caio Induscar. They will include high technology for access, cameras for surveillance, and a centre for control and communications.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Honduras News
- ^ "AMDC anuncia construcción de metro bus en Tegucigalpa". Proceso Digital (in Spanish). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Colonos de la Kennedy se oponen a instalación de terminal del metrobús". La Tribuna (in Spanish). 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ ""Atascado" de lodo está el Trans-450" (in Spanish). Diario La Tribuna. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "BTR en el mundo" (in Spanish). Public Transportation Program of Tegucigalpa. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.