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Astana LRT Project
Bertrand Goalou Asian Development Bank
Outline
• Astana, New Capital City of Kazakhstan • Urban Transport Issues • Astana LRT Project • Why LRT?
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Astana, New Capital City of Kazakhstan
Astana Population 1997 350,000
Population 2010 800,000
Population 2030 1,500,000
Car fleet 2003 70,000
Car fleet 2010 250,000
PT (buses+taxis) modal share
44%
Bus 54 lines
Bus operators (private)
10 companies
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Kazakhstan Population 16,000,000
GDP per capita $11,494 (2011)
Area 2,724,900 km2
Capital city (1997) Astana
Largest city Almaty
Source: Google Earth
The Two Faces of the City
New city -‐ Southern bank
Old city (redevelopment) -‐ Northern bank
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Main Urban Transport Issues
Road - Severe increase in car ownership -Poor traffic management -Road congestion
Public transport - Bus-based Public Transport system - Proliferation of bus operators - Low performances and quality of service
Overall - Inappropriate transport organization, poor modal integration - Air pollution, noise, high traffic accidents - Decreasing efficiency and increasing travel time
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PHASE 2
Phase 3
Phase 1
Astana LRT Project
Old City
New City
Railway StaFon
Abu Dhabi Plaza
Airport
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43-km Long Term LRT Network • Studied options: Automatic Metro, LRT, BRT, Monorail… • Selected option: City-wide LRT network
At grade and elevated Universal design Priority at junctions, OCC… Interchange stations, feeder lines
Phase 2 (9km, ADB financing) • 25% of the city population • 90,000 passengers per day in 2017 • $790 million (ADB, EBRD, GoK) • Triggers ADB’s safeguards policy
LA and IR: Category A ENV: Category A IP: Category C Effective Gender Mainstreaming
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Railway StaFon
Old City
Astana LRT Project
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New City
Abu Dhabi Plaza
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Impact, Outcome and Outputs
• Impact: Sustainable economic growth by improving urban environment
• Outcome: More reliable and efficient public transport system
• Output 1: Physical infrastructure – 9 km of LRT route 9 km segregated right of way (elevated) 7 stations with enhanced pedestrian accessibility Road redesign
• Output 2: Project implementation support Project Management
Construction Supervision
• Output 3: Capacity building and institutional development Project Management Support Monitoring and planning tools Restructuring of bus network and multimodal transport strategy Introduction of best practice in LRT operation (Management contract)
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Why LRT?
• Political support • Suited to current and future transport demand • Rail as backbone of a reorganized Public Transport network • LRT on main transport corridors • BRT envisaged as secondary network • Life span • Compares favorably with existing LRT networks • Severe weather conditions • Middle-income country (upper) • Potential for replication (Almaty)
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Thank you