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MMDA to install wheelchair lift on busway station with steep PWD ramp

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Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will use a wheelchair lift to accommodate persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens at a controversial EDSA Busway station in Quezon City.MMDA acting chairman Atty. Romando Artes said the contractor of the project promised to shoulder all the additional expenses to improve the service of the bus carousel.“Ito po &#x27;yung wheelchair lift, more likely ito po yung i-implement natin diyan from the footbridge, ilalagay na po natin ito para from the footbridge ilalagay na po natin ito para from the footbridge, isasakay po yung naka-wheelchair at ibaba na po siya dun sa ground level. Ganito po ang aming gagawin na solusyon para magamit po ng ating mga kababayang naka-wheelchair,” Artes said.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/mmda-says-viral-wheelchair-ramp-imperfectly-designed-for-wheelchair-users-925" id="isPasted">MMDA says viral wheelchair ramp &#x27;imperfectly designed&#x27; for wheelchair users</a></div>“Itatanong n’yo po kung sino gagastos, kinausap ko po yung contractor, ibibigay niya po for free ito pong additional works na ito even yung wheelchair lift so wala pong additional expense sa gobyerno,” he added.Once the plan is implemented, Artes hopes to settle the issue related to the steep PWD ramp on EDSA.“I hope this will put the issue to rest. Kami po ay humihingi ng pang-unawa dahil talagang limited po yung space. Sasabihin n’yo bakit hindi n’yo yan inisip before? Hindi po kasi yan kasama sa plano na approved at dun sa budget,” according to Artes.Artes said the agency hopes to finish the said project in a month.The MMDA will also ask the contractor to adjust the existing PWD ramp since it will no longer be used by seniors and PWDs.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/mmda-says-busway-pwd-ramp-improvements-underway-1905" id="isPasted">MMDA says busway PWD ramp improvements underway</a></div>“Hindi na po ‘to gagamitin ng naka-wheelchair…puwede nang dire-diretso- walang platform na pantay. Hindi na po siya kailangan dahil hindi na po siya gagamitin ng naka-wheelchair. Papatungan na po namin siya ng semento para dire-diretso po siya,“ he said.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will use a wheelchair lift to accommodate persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens at a controversial EDSA Busway station in Quezon City.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will use a wheelchair lift to accommodate persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens at a controversial EDSA Busway station in Quezon City.