First phase of EDSA busway rehab completed
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) busway lane has returned to normal operations after completing the first phase of rehabilitation work.
The rehabilitation of the EDSA busway lane is part of the ongoing EDSA rebuild project, which is expected to be fully completed by May 31, 2026, the Transportation department said, noting that the completion is well within the timeline.
“It’s just the right timing because most passengers are now going back to school and back to work, so their travel using the busway continues to be fast and more convenient,” Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez said in a statement on Monday.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), together with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the DoTr, started the rehabilitation of EDSA on Dec. 24.
The revised plan reduced the timetable of the rehabilitation works to an eight-month timeframe from the initial plan of two years.
The revised plan is divided into two phases and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2026, the DPWH said previously, adding that the project cost is now estimated at P6 billion from the earlier P17-billion quote.
The first phase of the project covers all re-blocking works and asphalt overlay of subway lanes both for northbound and southbound. This round-the-clock construction work started last Dec. 24 and ended on Jan. 5.
The construction work for the second phase will only be from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. starting Jan. 5, until May 31, 2026. — Ashley Erika O. Jose
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