MANILA - The Department of Transportation and Communication is eyeing a loan from the World Bank to finance the construction of a bus rapid transit service in Cebu.
In a statement, the DOTC said the BRT system - the first of its kind in the Philippines - is patterned after those in Bogota, Colombia; Curitiba, Brazil; Seoul, South Korea; and Guangzhou, China.
The Cebu BRT system will have 176 buses that will run through dedicated and exclusive bus-ways from Bulacao to Talamban, with a link to the South Road Property.
The service will benefit 330,000 passengers a day when it starts operations in 2015.
The buses will also traverse Cebu City’s business districts, residential areas, shopping centers and key tourist sites. It will have 33 stations along the corridor, with buses arriving at each station every 2-5 minutes.
The DOTC is inviting bids for consultancy services for the BRT project, which will have 2 phases, namely:
- Detailed engineering design and preparation of bidding documents for the engineering, structural, civil, architectural, electrical and mechanical design; and
- Supervision of the transit way and the supporting infrastructure during the construction.
source: interaksyon.com
