Published February 24, 2021, 12:00 PM
CEBU CITY (PNA) – The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) System will be partially operational by the end of this year and fully operational in early 2023, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said on Tuesday.
Architectural Design of one of the stations of the Cebu City Bus Rapid Transit Project. (Photo from Cebu City BRT’s Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN)
“The DOTr (Department of Transpor0tation), through Secretary Arthur Tugade, maintains that even if we are struck by the Covid pandemic, they remain to target partial operation of the project by December 2021 and full operation by January 2023. The next big step for Cebu BRT is land acquisition and bidding,” OPAV Assistant Secretary Anthony Gerard Gonzales said in a statement.
Published February 24, 2021, 9:50 PM
There’s no stopping the rollout of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) System, which will be partially operational by the end of this year.
The CBRT project is expected to go full blast when it becomes fully operational by January 2023, announced Jonji Gonzales, Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV).
Gonzales said the BRT aims to improve the overall performance of the urban passenger transport system in Cebu City “in terms of the quality and level of services safety and environmental efficiency.”
It will operate along both a dedicated transit way and in mixed traffic segment. The project corridor is about 23 kilometer long, from Bulacao to Talamban including South Road Properties.
SunStar LTO 7 launches service center for priority sectors
NEW SERVICE CENTER. The Land Transportation Office 7 launches its Malasakit Service Center on N. Bacalso Ave., Cebu City on Feb. 19, 2021. It will cater to the licensing transactions of members of priority sectors such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women. / AMPER CAMPAÑA
+ February 19, 2021 THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 has launched its Malasakit Service Center that will cater to members of priority sectors such as the senior citizens, differently abled persons, and pregnant and lactating mothers, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.
Victor Emmanuel Caindec, LTO 7 director, said to better utilize the existing Malasakit lounge located at the LTO 7 Office on N. Bacalso Ave. beside the Cebu South Bus Terminal, the agency, through LTO Cebu City District Office Chief Joel Maloloy-on, decided to convert it into a Service Center for priority sector members.
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