Palace: New intermodal bus terminals to ease metro traffic
By Pat C. Santos 03/07/2012To decongest Metro Manila roads of thousand of buses jamming traffic in its cities, Malacaang has ordered the fast-tracking of the construction of two intermodal terminals for provincial buses plying North and South Luzon.
Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino said the one terminal in Balintawak will serve buses plying northern routes and another in Taguig will serve buses on southern routes. A large parcel of land at the exit point of South Luzon expressway (Slex) where the former Food Terminal Incorporated stood will be the site of the Taguig terminal.
Tolentino disclosed that President Aquino during a cabinet meeting had prioritized the said construction and designated Transportation and Communication Secretary Mar Roxas as the project chairman and Tolentino as vice chairman..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120307met1.html
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