27 Marso 2024, Miyerkules
supports Fire Prevention Month
deepest sympathy to family of the late Danilo Halili
supports Women Month March
joins Christian nations in observance of Lenten season
welcomes Bagong Bayani Monico Lopez Caranay
54 buses to ferry LRT-1 shutdown affected passenger
By J.Lo
“This is to offset shutdown of operations of LRT Line 1 that will be doing preparatory works for opening of five additional stations from Redemptorist to Dr. Santos Stations of the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRT Line 1) within this year,” Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be deploying passenger buses starting Wednesday to offset shutdown of LRT-1 operations during Holy Week and in preparation for opening of five new stations this year.
In advisory sent to reporters DOTr will be collaborating with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) as it undergoes maintenance and preparatory works.
“LRT 1 will also undertake annual Holy Week maintenance works.”
Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), LRT-1 private operator, earlier announced that it would temporarily suspend its operations from Baclaran Station to Fernando Poe Jr. Station and vice versa from March 27 to March 31.
This is to facilitate annual preventive maintenance activities and mandatory testing activities related to Alstom signaling system for LRT1CaviteExtension project.
“To ply route from Edsa-Taft to Monumento and vice-versa, along Taft Avenue, are four buses from MMDA and 50 buses from LTFRB, augmenting regular daily buses along these routes, from 4 AM onwards on 28 March 2024, these buses will have pickup and drop off points along Taft Avenue, specifically Edsa-Taft, Gil Puyat, Doroteo Jose, Carriedo, and Monumento, ” DOTr said.
Measures were set in place to ensure that commuters continue to have access to public transportation as part of the state’s Oplan Biyaheng Ayos.
Normal operations within the LRT-1 system is said to resume next Monday, April 1.
Publicly-run LRT-2 and privately-owned MRT-3 earlier announced its limited operations as they conduct maintenance activities for Holy Week.
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced deploy of over 11,300 police officers around Metro Manila starting March 25 to ensure safety of the Filipino public during Lenten season.
MMDA is also set to temporarily lift its number coding scheme on Maundy Thursday (March 28) and Good Friday (March 29), both of which were earlier declared as regular holidays.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will be temporarily lifting its number coding scheme on March 28 (Maundy Thursday) and March 29 (Good Friday), which were earlier declared as regular holidays.
In an advisory posted on social media, MMDA also reminded public it does not enforce number coding scheme on Saturdays and Sundays.
MMDA also said in separate advisory that 24-hour road works will be carried out during Holy Week break to take advantage of fewer number of motorists on the road.
Road works will start on Wednesday at 11 in the evening and continue round-the-clock until next Monday at 5 in the morning. They will be undertaken at the following areas:
- Batasan-Commonwealth Tunnel, Filinvest 1 Road to fronting Sandigan (1st lane from plantbox, Quezon City)
- West Avenue, Ligaya St. to Del Monte Avenue (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
- Luzon Avenue SB, Congressional Avenue Ext. to before Luzon Flyover (1st lane from center), Quezon City
- Commonwealth Avenue, Landbank to Elliptical Road (3rd lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
- Mindanao Avenue, Tandang Sora Avenue to Longines St. (truck lane), Quezon City
- Mindanao Avenue Tunnel to Sauyo Road (truck lane), Quezon City
- Payatas Road, Batasan Road to Bayanihan St., Quezon City
- Payatas Road between Singko St. & Leyte St., Quezon City
- Payatas Road before Maynilad Pumping Station to Petron Gas Station (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
- IBP-San Mateo Road, Quezon City
- Roxas Boulevard NB between Lourdes St. & Vicente Sotto St., Pasay City
- Roxas Boulevard NB between Remedios St. & Pasaje Del Carmen St., Pasay City
- Roxas. Boulevard EDSA Flyover SB bridge approach (outer lane & inner lane), Pasay City
- South Super Highway East Service Road, Parañaque City
- EDSA NB Guadalupe before bridge (3rd lane), Makati City
- EDSA NB Guadalupe P. Burgos St. near Jollibee and McDonald’s (4th lane), Makati City
- EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. (2nd lane), Makati City
- EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. near Stoplight (2nd lane), Makati City
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