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Commuters appeal for earlier bus trips along EDSA on second day of MRT3 suspension
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) suspended operations from July 7 to 11, 2020, due to over 180 personnel testing positive for COVID-19.
Commuters faced difficulties, with many lining up as early as 3 a.m. hoping to board bus augmentation units.
Passengers have appealed for bus trips along EDSA to start earlier, around 4 a.m. instead of the regular 5:30 a.m., to avoid being late for work.
Despite the deployment of additional buses and the EDSA Busway program, only a fraction of the MRT3's usual daily commuters could be accommodated on the second day of the suspension.
The MRT3 facilities were disinfected on the first day of the suspension.
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The MRT 3 suspended operations over the weekend to conduct rail repairs, causing significant difficulties for commuters in Metro Manila trying to find alternative transportation.
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The MRT-3 suspended operations from July 7, 2020, for approximately 5 days pending RT-PCR testing and disinfection of facilities.
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Ninety augmentation buses will be deployed by the MRT-3 administration this weekend to ferry passengers affected by the suspension of operations on July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23, and September 12-13.
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The interim operation of the Edsa Busway has started with buses running between Monumento and PITX to help commuters during the general community quarantine.
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A total of 281 Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT3) workers have tested positive for COVID-19, with 14 of them being ticket sellers.
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