Karachi Urban Mobility Project For Yellow Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Study On Improving Road Safety

The Project corridor is approximately 21 km long, starting from Dawood Chowrangi to Numaish via Korangi Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal and Shahrah-e-Quaideen] and is part of the overall Karachi Mass Transit System. The Project also comprised of two bus depots and approximately 67 km of smaller off-corridor roads [direct and feeder routes] which would be improved as part of the Project. The Project follows the integrated corridor management approach with the overarching objective to improve mobility, accessibility and safety along its alignment. The World Bank engagement encompasses the support towards the implementation of a BRT system along the Yellow Line corridor in Karachi. The objective of this study is to improve road safety in Karachi in general with emphasis on the BRT corridors (including feeders and direct service routes) starting with the Yellow Corridor as a pilot. The safety audit being proposed will provide key design features and a communication strategy to secure a smooth transition from existing to projected scenarios and ensure the materialization of the expected safety improvements, including those for vulnerable users of the corridor.