140 buses deployed amid MRT-3 Holy Week shutdown

MRT-3 closed for the Holy Week. INQUIRER FILE

MANILA, Philippines – Transport authorities started deploying buses on Monday to serve commuters amid the maintenance shutdown of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) during Holy Week.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the buses would load and unload passengers at MRT-3 stations from North Avenue to Taft Avenue from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

These buses will operate from April 15 to 17 and April 20 to 21 and the fare will be the same as that of the MRT-3, the DOTr said.

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Narito ang listahan ng drop-off at pick-up points ng mga bus ngayong April 15-17 at April 20-21, mula 5AM hanggang 9PM at may pasahe na katulad din ng ibinabayad sa MRT-3. #DOTrPH 🇵🇭#RailwaysSectorWorks#RoadSectorWorks#PartnersForChange pic.twitter.com/CTwldtX5ks

— DOTrPH 🇵🇭 (@DOTrPH) April 14, 2019

As of 8 a.m., the DOTr said the first 112 out of 140 buses had been deployed to transport affected MRT-3 commuters.

UPDATE: As of 8AM, umabot na sa 112 bus units na ang naideploy upang umalalay sa mga regular na pasahero ng MRT-3 sa pagsisimula ng maintenance shutdown nito ngayon.#DOTrPH 🇵🇭#RoadSectorWorks#RailwaysSectorWorks#PartnersForChange

— DOTrPH 🇵🇭 (@DOTrPH) April 15, 2019

The MRT-3 management earlier announced the suspension of the train system’s operations during the Holy Week to make way for annual general maintenance works.

READ: MRT-3 suspending operations on Holy Week

Aside from the 140 buses, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said it would deploy 100 more buses to assist commuters. /cbb

READ: MMDA: Expect more buses along Edsa this Holy Week