The government will privatize the operation of the EDSA Bus Carousel service by the first half of next year as free rides on the circuit will end on Jan. 1, 2023, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Wednesday. READ:
free rides on the circuit will end on Jan. 1, 2023, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Wednesday.Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista converses with a driver of an EDSA carousel bus during the launching of the newly-opened Tramo Station in Pasay City on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. The government will privatize the operation of carousel service by the first half of next year as free rides end on Jan. 1, 2023.
“We’re preparing the TOR . If we want this to be privatized, it will be done by the private sector, which will have to conform to international standards,” he said.In September, Bautista ordered a study on the possible privatization of the EDSA Bus Carousel. The privatization needed study because it involves many components, such as bus units and infrastructures, which are under the jurisdiction of other agencies, Pastor added.
The EDSA Carousel runs from Caloocan City in the north to the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange in the south with 21 bus stops — 17 median stations, four temporary curbside stations, and an integrated terminal exchange — and the Tramo stop as the latest addition. As much as the DoTr wanted to extend the free ride service, Bautista said they have budgetary constraints.
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