Changzhi Sustainable Urban Transport Project

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The objective of the Changzhi Sustainable Urban Transport Project for China is to improve transport mobility in the central city of Changzhi in a safe, efficient, and energy-saving manner for all users. There are four components to the project, the first component being integrated corridor improvement. This component includes: improvements and provision of cycling facilities along the project corridors, including the carrying out of a small-scale publicly-shared bicycles demonstration program. The second component is the intelligent urban transport management system. This component includes: provision of area traffic control system and traffic command center equipment, provision of equipment for traffic enforcement and monitoring, provision of traffic information system, and junction channelization at selected signalized junctions. The third component is the public transport infrastructure. This component includes: construction of a transfer hub at Bayi Square, and two bus depots at the current local bus company headquarters at North Yingxiong Road, and at Mafangtou in the southern part of the Changzhi city. Finally, the fourth component is the institutional capacity development.