Metrobus (Tegucigalpa)

The Metrobús is a public bus rapid transit system under construction 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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The buses will be of approximate 18 metres (59 ft) in length, with capacity for 160 passengers. They will include high technology for access, cameras for surveillance, and a centre for control and communications.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Honduras News
  2. ↑ "AMDC anuncia construcción de metro bus en Tegucigalpa". Proceso Digital (in Spanish). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ ""Atascado" de lodo está el Trans-450" (in Spanish). Diario La Tribuna. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "BTR en el mundo" (in Spanish). Public Transportation Program of Tegusihalpa. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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