It will be going against the National Transport Policy of 2017 where public transportation is given priority as a mobility solution mandating the DOTr and DPWH to implement and regulate it.
“The EDSA Busway remains the most efficient public transit system in Metro Manila”, Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said. Its efficiency has been well-proven during the last 3 years of its existence despite its incompleteness.
The privatization of the EDSA Carousel Line is in the last stage of the preparation for its public bidding per funding of the PPP Center and the World Bank. Bidding is expected on the 2nd quarter of this year.
Instead of dismantling the Carousel Line, MAP urged that the existing Mabuhay Lanes should be revitalized and utilized fully for motorcycles, and more so because they travel “point to point”. The MMDA should focus on this as a priority measure to decongest traffic on EDSA, said MAP.
The Mabuhay Lanes should be cleared of all traffic obstruction and illegal parking, rather than contemplating on the dismantling of the EDSA Carousel Line. Any additional lane on EDSA given for private vehicles will be useless as it will soon be filled up by traffic, per our experience. And other measures, such as congestion fee charges, have not even been explained to motorists and much less tested.
Mabuhay lanes are a network of roads that connect the northern and southern parts of Metro Manila, providing an alternative route for motorists to travel through the metropolis, aside from EDSA.
