Vietnam Bus System Ho Chi Minh City

Technical Assistance For Consolidation And Development Of A Bus System In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Task 2A BRT Network Sketch Plan 1

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, is an urban mass transportation service using buses (instead of rail cars) running on separate rights-of-way BRT is characterised by – Large, high-capacity, high-frequency bus services – Segregated bus lanes or ‘busways’ – Rail-style bus stations with sheltered waiting areas – Multi-door buses and pre-board ticketing at bus stations to allow rapid boarding and alighting 2

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Implementation of BRT in HCMC should involve – Engineering and construction of infrastructure – Procurement of a suitable bus fleet – Installation of traffic signal systems to promote bus priority and minimise overall delay – Upgrading of all public transport to smart card ticketing – Reorganisation of institutional structures to better manage public transport and encourage private sector participation 3

Proposed BRT Network for HCMC Gò Vấp An Sương Sân bay Miền Đông Bến Thành Miền Tây Key: BRT Nguyễn Văn Linh 2nd Ring Road 4

Proposed BRT Network for HCMC An Sương Gò Vấp Quốc lộ 13 Sân bay Miền Đông Xa lộ Hà Nội Bến Thành Miền Tây Key: Nguyễn Văn Linh BRT MRT 5

City Centre Alignment Võ Thị Sáu Nam Kỳ Nguyễn Điện Biên Phủ Hữu Cảnh Khởi Nghĩa Pasteur Tôn Đức Thắng Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Nguyễn Huệ Bến Thành Hàm Nghi Nguyễn Trần Tất Hưng Thành Đạo 6

Preferred Minimum Corridor Width for BRT At BRT Stations Between BRT Stations 1.0m median with pedestrian guardrail 0.2m kerb 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.5 3.5 23.9m 22.4m Note: these treatments are suitable for long sections of corridor 7

Preferred Minimum Corridor Width for BRT MVA PREFERRED MINIMUM CORRIDOR Proposed Cross Section at BRT Stations 8

Preferred Minimum Corridor Width for BRT MVA PREFERRED MINIMUM CORRIDOR Proposed Cross Section between BRT Stations 9

Absolute Minimum Corridor Width for BRT At BRT Stations Between BRT Stations 1.0m median with pedestrian guardrail 0.2m kerb 5.0 3.2 3.5 3.2 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.2 5.0 19.9m 18.4m Note: these treatments are not recommended for long sections of corridor 10

Existing Narrow Corridors in HCMC 16m MVA Quang Trung Hành lang assumes Đông Tây these narrow corridors Hoàng Văn Thụ Bạch Đằng will be widened to 14m 18m support BRT by 16m 10m year 2020 Cầu Lý Thường Kiệt 12m Rạch Chiếc 14m Nguyễn Tất Thành 14m Key: Quốc lộ 50 BRT MRT 8m 14m Nguyễn Văn Linh Narrow Corridors 11

BRT in One Way Streets ONE WAY STREETS Side BRT Alignment Central BRT Alignment 12

Pedestrian Access to BRT Stations Pedestrian access to BRT stations can be at road level using traffic signals or separated from road traffic using escalators and foot bridges Grade Separated At Grade Pedestrian access to BRT stations along the road corridor is also important to encourage use of BRT 13

BRT in Nguyen Kiem Existing Situation Proposed with BRT Nguyễn Oanh All traffic Nguyễn Oanh All traffic movements movements allowed allowed Quang Trung Quang Trung Phạm BRT busway with Ngũ local access to Lão Nguyễn Kiệm residents and businesses. No through- traffic Other south- movements Nguyễn bound 4-wheeled Thái traffic uses Sơn Only bus alternative routes and motor- Hoàng Minh Giám cycles allowed Nguyễn Kiệm south- bound Hồ Văn Huê Phan Phan Đăng Đăng Lưu Lưu Hoàng Văn Thụ Hoàng Văn Thụ 14

BRT in Ngo Gia Tu Nga Sau to Nga Bay NGO GIA TU Northern Section Proposed Cross Section with Widened Corridor 15

BRT in Ngo Gia Tu Hung Vuong to Nga Sau NGO GIA TU Southern Section West East Proposed Cross Section 16

BRT in Ton Duc Thang Nguyen Huu Canh to Saigon River TON DUC THANG Northern Section South North Proposed Cross Section 17

BRT in Ton Duc Thang Beside Saigon River TON DUC THANG Central Section West East Posible Riverside Saigon Footway River Proposed Cross Section 18

BRT Pilot Plan An Sương Bến Thành Key: BRT BRT Pilot Plan 2nd Ring Road 19

Vietnam Bus System Ho Chi Minh City

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