Manila, Feb. 7 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday assured that the EDSA Busway will not be removed to accommodate private vehicles passing through the major thoroughfare.

In an interview over Radyo 630, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said there was a discussion on the busway's possible removal, but they have instead decided to improve it through the privatization of its operations and management (O&M).

"Yung feasibility study matatapos natin (The feasibility study will be completed) within the next few months. We're expecting that we will be able to award the O&M of the EDSA Busway by the end of 2026," Bautista said.

The busway, he said, is not a "replication of the MRT-3" since the busway serves commuters from Calooca...