TEHERAN URBAN TRANSPORT

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The project would consist of: (a) improvements in public transport through the procurement of an initial order of 250 single decker buses and 115 double decker buses and a second order which will be based on further studies of bus fleet composition; repair and rehabilitation of the existing fleet; construction and equipment of two bus depots; assistance to the United Bus Company in management and operations through the provision of consultancy services for an Economic and Technical Advisory Group; (b) implementation of traffic circulation improvements, including the introduction of a system of one-way streets, construction of five underpasses, surface construction in two squares and street improvements in the southern part of the city, with the assistance of consultants to be provided to the City of Tehran; and (c) preparation, with the assistance of consultants, of a long-term urban and regional plan for the Tehran area; and (d) a review, with the assistance of consultants, of existing transport studies, and further feasibility studies and detailed design of the long-term public transport system for Tehran.