MMDA claims the government wants to scrap the EDSA Bus Carousel, citing its overlap with the MRT-3 route. But is that really the case?
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.on Wednesday, February 5, MMDA Chairperson Don Artes said that the end of the carousel could come — only if MRT-3 can handle all the passengers currently relying on the buses and if the Philippine train system becomes fully interconnected.
Why they would want to scrap it? The MMDA argued that the EDSA carousel’s route overlaps with that of the MRT-3.Let’s break it down: MRT-3 runs from North Avenue Station in Quezon City all the way down to Taft Avenue Station in Pasay City. It has a total of 13 stations.
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