LTFRB allows only 29 bus routes on EDSA
MANILA, Philippines — From the previous 61 bus routes along EDSA, the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will allow only 29 routes for passenger buses along the major thoroughfare once the enhanced community quarantine is lifted.
During a hearing by the House committee on transportation headed by Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento over the weekend, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra said the board would shorten the routes to allow faster turn-around of buses on EDSA.
Delgra said the bus route system would be implemented under the “new normal” in time for Metro Manila’s transition to general community quarantine.
He said the traffic scheme would be implemented with the guidance of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) headed by Secretary Arthur Tugade.
The DOTr had earlier announced that mass transport in Metro Manila such as buses and railways would resume operations at reduced capacity to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.
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