BusinessWorld February 11, 2021 | 8:03 pm THE Transportation department said Thursday it is starting work on the preliminary engineering design and detailed engineering design of the 12.3-kilometer Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 1, a flagship infrastructure project. “We are now starting the preliminary engineering design and detailed engineering design,” Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope O. Libiran told BusinessWorld in a phone message. “Last year, this was not started due to the pandemic and lack of budget. But now that the need for public transport is very much felt, we continue to add mass transport for efficient mobility of the people,” she added.