Proposal for Bus Rapid Transit Routes to Alleviate Traffic Congestion

Proposal for Bus Rapid Transit Routes to Alleviate Traffic Congestion

KUWAIT CITY, May 30: The Municipal Council member Architect Sherifa Al- Shalfan submitted a proposal to study and allocate bus rapid transit (BRT) routes, and connect them with the public and mass transportation network in coordination with the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) and the Ministry of Interior for the organization and success …KUWAIT CITY, May 30: The Municipal Council member Architect Sherifa Al- Shalfan submitted a proposal to study and allocate bus rapid transit (BRT) routes, and connect them with the public and mass transportation network in coordination with the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) and the Ministry of Interior for the organization and success of the project.

In the preamble of her proposal, she referred to Article 21 of the Municipal Law No. 33/2016 in clause 4, which stipulates the role of the Municipal Council in deciding projects and their locations. Article 22 also stipulates that the council may not issue its decisions on the issues presented to it without them being studied by the executive branch. In her proposal, Al-Shalfan highlighted the work of the executive body on several studies aimed at developing the public transportation system in Kuwait, but none of them