The Department of Transportation said Friday it deployed public utility buses with passenger doors located on the left side for trips along EDSA.
The Mega Manila Consortium, one of the two consortiums operating the EDSA Busway route, deployed three units from HM Transport Inc., with both left-side and right-side passenger doors on Aug. 19.
Seven more units with the same configuration will be dispatched in September, according to DOTR.
Transportation Assistant Secretary for road transport and infrastructure Steve Pastor said the arrangement between the agency and private bus companies for the use of the units aimed to ensure safe service for the commuting public.
“These bus units will better accommodate commuters who will now be using the new loading and unloading bus stops located in the innermost lane of EDSA. Aside from the installation of canopies and lighting fences, we have also placed concrete barriers and steel separators on EDSA’s median lanes to ensure utmost safety and comfort,” Pastor said.
