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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) deployed 54 passenger buses on Holy Wednesday, March 27, to mitigate the impact on commuters of Light Rail Transit Line-1’s (LRT-1) temporary shutdown during the Holy Week.
In an advisory, the DOTr said that it had collaborated with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to deploy the buses along the routes affected by LRT-1’s closure.
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“To ply the route from Edsa-Taft to Monumento and vice-versa, along Taft Avenue, are four buses from MMDA and 50 buses from LTFRB, augmenting the regular daily buses along these routes, from 4 a.m. onwards on 27 March 2024,” DOTr’s advisory read.
“These buses will have pickup and drop off points along Taft Avenue, specifically Edsa-Taft, Gil Puyat, Doroteo Jose, Carriedo, and Monumento,” it added.
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The transportation department noted that these measures are to ensure that commuters will continue to have access to public transportation.
The LRT-1 will temporarily close from March 27 (Holy Wednesday) to March 31, 2024 (Easter Sunday) for its annual maintenance works.
Other railway lines including the Light Rail Transit Line-2 and Metro Rail Transit-3 are also set to close for similar maintenance activities during the Holy Week.