The Department of Transportation has announced that the Davao High Priority Bus System will start operations in 2026. This bus modernization project aims to provide an extensive network of 29 routes covering 672 kilometers of roads within Davao City and Panabo City.
AFTER many delays, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista has already given a timeline for the commencement of the operation of the Davao High Priority Bus System ; it will be in 2026.After procuring and approving four contract packages, the HPBS is seen to accommodate 800,000 passengers daily.
On a separate note, Nestor Kilian Tabada, Contract of Service officer of the Office of the Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure, stated in an ambush interview that the Davao bus project has identified four RoW issues, saying “Identified na po yung areas na yun at tinatapos na lang yung land acquisition .”In July last year, the formal signing of the budget from the ADB amounting to USD 1,710.78 million signaled the start of the implementation of the Davao Bus Project.
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