EDSA BUSWAY PROJECT
Transcript of EDSA BUSWAY PROJECT
EDSA BUSWAY PROJECTMaximizing public and personal transport options in a New Normal Scenario
BACKGROUND
EDSA Busway Project is a joint undertaking of the DOTr, MMDA, and DPWH. The goal of the project is to deliver reliable, safe, accessible, environmentally-friendly, dependable, efficient, and comfortableroad-based public transport system in the country’s main thoroughfare.
The Project features the use of a dedicated median lane for buses with stations built at the median island, allowing for a more efficient travel by avoiding conflict with connecting streets, driveways, commercial centers, and curbside drop off points.
TIMELINE
APRIL 2020
Planning stage (review of the E-Bus concept and MMBRT-L2
concept)
MAY 2020
Installation of temporary barriers to enclose the
median laneConstruction of the initial
station attached to rail facilities (7 stations)
Consolidation of operators that will run the EDSA Busway
JUNE 2020
Start of operation and
Procurement of barriers that will
replace the temporary barriers
JULY 2020
Painting of the median
lane (in partnership
with Boysen)
AUGUST 2020
Additional stations along the route
started operating (5 additional stations)
OCTOBER 2020
Discussion with SwedFund on the
grant that they are offering
NOVEMBER 2020
Signing of the Memorandum of
Agreement between the DOTr and the
private companies that will donate the busway bridge with concourse
MARCH 2021
Requested the approval of the Office of the
President (thru DOF, DFA, and NEDA) to accept the
grant for a technical assistance being offered
by SwedFund
OCTOBER 2021
Civil works completion of bus stops in Buendia, RoxasBlvd. Taft, and Tramo (To be
implemented by MMDA)
DECEMBER 2021
Inauguration of the three (3) Concourses from the
SM Prime Holdings Inc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fig 2. EDSA Busway Concourse Perspective
Fig 3. EDSA Busway Concourse Perspective
Fig 4. EDSA Busway Concourse Amenities
Fig 5. Start of Construction of EDSA Busway Stations
Fig 6. View of the EDSA Busway Guadalupe Stations
Fig 7. Painting of the Median Lane Markers
Fig 8. Installation of Concrete Barriers at Median Separator
CURBSIDE BUS (PRE-BUSWAY) EDSA BUSWAY
Number of bus
units
• Average of 3340 units passing through
EDSA daily
• Total of 550 units will run the route
Franchise • Fragmented franchise being run by several
operators
• Operators that consolidated to form a
consortia that will run the route will be issued
with franchise for the EDSA Busway route
Lane Utilization • No dedicated bus lane in EDSA • Buses to run the median lane for the entire
stretch from PITX to Monumento, free from
obstruction from the mix traffic.
KEY COMPARISON
KEY COMPARISONCURB-SIDE BUS (PRE-BUSWAY) EDSA BUSWAY
Average Daily
Ridership
• 260,000 pax/day
(Based on ITDP Survey: 2015)
• 300,000 pax/day to 500,000 pax/day if the
current system improved.(Sweco 2018)
Travel Time • 2 hours to 3 hours from end-to-end
(Sweco 2018 report)
• 45 mins to 1 hour because the traffic
congestion at the outer lanes has minimum
to no effect on the median busway lane
(Data from LTFRB Monitoring and info from
consortia)
Travel Speed • Stop-and-go and standstill traffic affects
the buses. Average travel speed in EDSA
is around 12 kph
(Based on Sweco 2018 report, average P2P
speed)
• Buses are traveling the busway at around
20kph to 34kph at an average with a
maximum speed limit of 50kph
(Data from Sakay.ph, Speed taken from GPS
data)
Stations (Bus Stops) • Pick-up and drop-off points are at the
curbside
• To build a total of 28 stations at the median
island. This excludes the PITX
KEY COMPARISON
Pre-Busway Condition where buses are mixed with other vehicles where both buses and private vehicles are stuck in traffic. Resulting to poor PUB level-of-service along EDSA
Current bus system in EDSA, where traffic at the private car lanes has a minimal effect on the dedicated median lane. This resulted to less travel time and better level-of-service.
ATTACHEMENTSMedian Busway Plans and Key Results from the 2018 Sweco Study
Reference for the Ridership Data
Reference for the Busway Benefits
Reference for the Busway Benefits
Design Reference for the Median Lane
Design Reference for the Median Lane