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 from 18 metres (59 ft) to 25 metres (82 ft) in length, with capacity more than 160 passengers and manufactured by Marcopolo. 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 Tegucigalpa. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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