San Miguel Corp. (SMC) plans to build a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on the 18-kilometer elevated Skyway Stage 3 project to help decongest traffic in Metro Manila.
Ramon Ang, SMC president, said the company is doing studies and formulating a plan on the project, which it will present to the Department of Transportation once ready.
“The platform is already here–the completed elevated Skyway system–and this BRT or high-capacity P2P (Point-to-Point) system will make commutes faster and better ,” Ang added.
SMC is looking to implement the system from Susanna Heights in Muntinlupa to Balintawak, towards the North Luzon Expressway.
SMC can also implement this in its other new projects to expand the area of coverage. Ang said as the buses will run on a controlled expressway, they cannot deviate from their course or stop anywhere.
The BRT system, already used in many countries, will utilize the Skyway for buses that will function like trains–ferrying large numbers of passengers at a time and stopping only at designated stations at set intervals.
SMC had been eyeing the BRT as early as 2017.
