The development objective of the Lima Metropolitano North Extension Project for Peru is to improve urban mobility and accessibility to jobs in the area of influence of the Metropolitano bus rapid transit (BRT) north extension. The project comprises of two components. The first component, BRT infrastructure and equipment (civil works, traffic lights, technological component, supervision; road safety and universal access; and preoperational component and route management) will reduce the travel time, improve access to jobs, and quality of services for the Metropolitano north extension BRT users. The second component is project management and environmental and social management.
BIC, along with our partner Sociedad y Discapacidad (SODIS PERU) identified the following concerns:
There is a lack of reference in project documents of universal accessibility and only found mentions about infrastructure accessibility for physical disabilities.
There is a possibility that the North Extension would be the pilot project for the urban accessibility plan. If successful, this would be implemented in the whole transport system in Lima. This brings uncertainty to the future of the PIISTA plan.
The World Bank is financing US$93 million out of a total project cost of US$123 million.
