More bus, MRT trips set despite EDSA rehab suspension

The Department of Transportation will still deploy additional buses in the EDSA busway and trains in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 despite the one-month deferment of the EDSA rehabilitation project.

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According to Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, 100 more EDSA carousel buses will be added to serve commuters.

"Regardless of the EDSA rebuild, the President's instructions have always been clear—to make the commuting experience as convenient as possible—so we are always on our toes finding ways to do that," he said.

Initially, the project was scheduled to begin on June 13 and last for two years, a situation that raised concerns from commuters, motorists and lawmakers.

President Marcos has given the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) a month to come up with an alternative, and wants the redevelopment done in as fast as six months.

"We have to go back to the drawing board and see how we can hasten the EDSA rebuild, including what the President said that we have to look into new technologies of construction and materials that are available. We will look into the experiences in other developed countries. We will look at what equipment that they are using in such massive projects," Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said over dzMM Teleradyo.