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LTFRB to open two city bus routes for Bulacan, Cavite commuters on June 2
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LTFRB to open two city bus routes for Bulacan, Cavite commuters on June 2
LTFRB to open two city bus routes for Bulacan, Cavite commuters on June 2
Published Jun 1, 2020 12:00 am
By Alexandria Dennise San Juan
Two more city bus routes will be opened on Tuesday (June 2) after many commuters were stranded in parts of Metro Manila due to the lack of public transportation on the first day of the region's shift to general community quarantine (GCQ), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on June 1.
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (MANILA BULLETIN)
According to the DOTr, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will launch Route 5 from Angat, Bulacan to Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, and Route 28 from Dasmariñas, Cavite to Metro Manila.
Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Libiran said these routes are part of the 31 rationalized bus routes for Metro Manila.
The LTFRB has so far authorized 510 units for the Angat-Quezon Avenue route, and 151 units for the Dasmariñas-NCR route, Libiran added.
"Due to time constraints, the LTFRB will have to confirm how many units the operators can deploy by tomorrow, June 2. They will know in the coordination meeting," she said.
The DOTr earlier announced that mass public transportation in Metro Manila will gradually resume in two phases during GCQ -- June 1 to 21 for the first phase, and June 22 to 30 for the second phase.
In the first phase of the PUV resumption which began June 1, all train systems and bus augmentation units, taxis, ride-hailing cars, shuttle services, point-to-point (P2P) buses, and bicycles were allowed to operate but at a limited capacity.
In the second phase, all public utility buses, modern jeepneys, and UV Express vans will be permitted back on the road but also with limited passenger capacity, the DOTr added.
To augment the limited passenger capacity in the rail sector, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III said there are 90 buses ready to ferry commuters along the MRT Line 3.
These buses were only allowed to pick up and drop off passengers at designated points located at North Avenue and Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, Taft Avenue in Manila, and Ayala Avenue in Makati.
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (MANILA BULLETIN)
According to the DOTr, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will launch Route 5 from Angat, Bulacan to Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, and Route 28 from Dasmariñas, Cavite to Metro Manila.
Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Libiran said these routes are part of the 31 rationalized bus routes for Metro Manila.
The LTFRB has so far authorized 510 units for the Angat-Quezon Avenue route, and 151 units for the Dasmariñas-NCR route, Libiran added.
"Due to time constraints, the LTFRB will have to confirm how many units the operators can deploy by tomorrow, June 2. They will know in the coordination meeting," she said.
The DOTr earlier announced that mass public transportation in Metro Manila will gradually resume in two phases during GCQ -- June 1 to 21 for the first phase, and June 22 to 30 for the second phase.
In the first phase of the PUV resumption which began June 1, all train systems and bus augmentation units, taxis, ride-hailing cars, shuttle services, point-to-point (P2P) buses, and bicycles were allowed to operate but at a limited capacity.
In the second phase, all public utility buses, modern jeepneys, and UV Express vans will be permitted back on the road but also with limited passenger capacity, the DOTr added.
To augment the limited passenger capacity in the rail sector, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III said there are 90 buses ready to ferry commuters along the MRT Line 3.
These buses were only allowed to pick up and drop off passengers at designated points located at North Avenue and Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, Taft Avenue in Manila, and Ayala Avenue in Makati.