EDSA Carousel

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The '''EDSA Carousel''', also known as '''Route 1''' and formerly and still referred to as '''Route E''', is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, part of several bus routes in Metro Manila.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zurbano |first1=Joel |title=EDSA Busway seamless and faster—DOTr |url=https://manilastandard.net/index.php/mobile/article/326856 |access-date=July 13, 2020 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=June 24, 2020}}</ref> It is situated along EDSA (C-4 Road) and other roads, running on a dedicated right-of-way called the '''EDSA Busway''', separated from normal road traffic in most of its stretch by concrete barriers and steel bollards on the innermost lane.<ref name="Subingsubing">{{Cite news|last=Subingsubing|first=Krixia|date=July 2, 2020|title=Edsa 'transformation' now comes with loops, 'carousel'|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1300500/edsa-transformation-now-comes-with-loops-carousel|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>

Interim operations began on June 1, 2020, serving as a replacement of the former bus routes along EDSA, acting as an augmentation service to the MRT Line 3 due to the limited capacity restrictions put in place by the general community quarantine in Metro Manila as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 1, 2020|title=Interim operation of busway along 'new Edsa' begins|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1300156/interim-operation-of-busway-along-new-edsa-begins#ixzz6S3SQjbH5|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Full operations began later on July 1, 2020. Intended to be largely served by bus stops along the median, some stops are temporarily served by bus stops on the curbside.<ref name="Subingsubing"/><ref>{{cite news|date=July 10, 2020|title=New Edsa bus stops 80% complete: MMDA|work=Philippine News Agency|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1108642|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="rollsout12">{{cite news |last1=Zurbano |first1=Joel |last2=Amojelar |first2=Darwin |title=EDSA Busway rolls out with 12 stop stations |url=https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/327554/edsa-busway-rolls-out-with-12-stop-stations.html |access-date=July 13, 2020 |work=Manila Standard |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

The EDSA Carousel carries up to 300,000 passengers daily.<ref name="TorreCarpoolSpeedBump2026"/> It is operated by the Mega Manila Consortium Corporation and ES Transport and Partners Consortium under the supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 30, 2020|title=Resolution No. 81 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/87.-RESOLUTION-NO.081-S.2020.pdf|website=Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board}}</ref>

==History== thumb|260x260px|An EDSA Carousel bus near Mega Q-Mart bus stop, which was still under construction at that time.

===Background=== Epifanio de los Santos Avenue is the main thoroughfare of Metro Manila.<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Uckung|publisher=BusinessWorld|date=February 22, 2012|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Exclusive&title=History-in-Asphalt&id=47325|title=History in Asphalt (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) is the longest road in Metro Manila. Peter Uckung, senior researcher at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), explains how this thoroughfare came to be.)|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132750/http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Exclusive&title=History-in-Asphalt&id=47325|url-status=dead}}</ref> Traffic congestion has always been a concern in the area and since 2007, the MMDA ordered buses to stay on the two right-most lanes of the road.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmda.gov.ph/mmda%20resolution%20no.%2003-28.html |title=MMDA Resolution No. 03-28 |access-date=December 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130113438/http://www.mmda.gov.ph/mmda%20resolution%20no.%2003-28.html |publisher=Metropolitan Manila Development Authority|archive-date=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Plastic barriers were later added in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zarzuela|first1=Maricar B.|title=Private cars can't enter Edsa bus lanes starting Jan. 18|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/754579/private-cars-cant-use-edsa-bus-lanes-starting-jan-18|access-date=January 29, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 12, 2016}}</ref>

A proposal for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system using funds from the World Bank was approved in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Jane |last1=Zhang |first2=David |last2=Llorito |title=Philippines: First Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit Line to Benefit Thousands of Commuters Daily |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/03/16/philippines-first-metro-manila-bus-rapid-transit-line-to-benefit-thousands-of-commuters-daily |website=World Bank |agency=World Bank |date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> EDSA was intended to be the second phase of the implementation of the bus rapid transit system, following Quezon Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Project Details - BUILD |url=http://build.gov.ph/Home/Project_Details/27?Agency=DOTr |website=Build, Build, Build: Philippine Infrastructure Transparency Portal |access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> Line 2, known as the ''Central Corridor'', will be eventually realized as the EDSA Carousel.

===Development=== On March 16, 2020, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) imposed a community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted almost all public and private transportation using EDSA. This paved the way for the immediate construction of the EDSA Busway.

Traffic in the EDSA Busway is restricted to authorized city buses, as well as emergency vehicles such as ambulances, firetrucks, and responders to emergencies and vehicles and convoys that have been coordinated beforehand.<ref>{{cite news |title=MMDA: Gov't men top violators of Edsa busway rule |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1305881/mmda-govt-men-top-violators-of-edsa-busway |access-date=July 13, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Enforcement of the Busway is provided by MMDA Regulation No. 20-002, which was signed on July 28, 2020. Public and private motor vehicle drivers that violate the regulation are fined {{Philippine peso|1000|link=yes}} for each offense.<ref name="MMDA-Regulation-20-002">{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2020 |title=MMDA Regulation No. 20-002: Designating Exclusive City Bus Lanes Along EDSA and Providing Penalties for Violation thereof, Subject to Exceptions |url=https://mmda.gov.ph/images/pdf/regulation/MMC_Regulation_20-002.pdf |website=Metropolitan Manila Development Authority}}</ref>

The EDSA Carousel line is distinct from the World Bank-funded BRT project.<ref>{{cite news |title=San Miguel plans bus rapid transit on Skyway 3 |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/san-miguel-plans-bus-rapid-transit-skyway-3/ |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=Rappler |date=26 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

===Opening=== On July 1, 2020, the EDSA Carousel line, also designated as '''Route E''', started its interim operations with a total of fifteen stops in a dedicated bus lane completed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|author=San Juan, A.D.|date=September 4, 2020|title=DOTr, MMDA to open 3 additional median bus stops on EDSA Busway|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/04/dotr-mmda-to-open-3-additional-median-bus-stops-on-edsa-busway/|access-date=September 10, 2020|publisher=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>

==Proposed privatization and resumption of free rides==  Due to the increasing number of passengers as restrictions are slowly being relaxed, volumes of passengers began to increase as well. In the wake of increasing inflation and world market movements affecting currency values, free rides for the EDSA Carousel were announced for the remaining months of then-President Rodrigo Duterte's term. Upon Bongbong Marcos's assumption of the presidency, free rides were extended until the end of 2022, in spite of budgetary concerns.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/1/Marcos-extends-free-bus-rides-approves-free-student-rides.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701110346/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/1/Marcos-extends-free-bus-rides-approves-free-student-rides.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2022|title=Marcos extends free EDSA Bus Carousel rides, approves free rides for students in select train lines|work=CNN Philippines|date=July 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/2022/08/16/468786/p1-4b-released-for-free-edsa-bus-rides-until-yearend/ | title=P1.4B released for free EDSA bus rides until yearend | website=BusinessWorld | date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref> However, the free rides introduced problems of ridership capacity and the amount of buses available to serve passengers during rush hours.

Proposals to privatize the operations of the EDSA Carousel to further improve its services were explored. Transportation secretary Jaime Bautista in 2022 stated that the DOTr is open to such proposals, adding these must be "explored expeditiously."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/09/11/business/sunday-business-it/privatization-of-the-edsa-busway-eyed-dotr/1857994 | title=Privatization of the EDSA busway eyed – DoTr | first=Tiziana Celine|last=Piatos|work=The Manila Times | date=September 11, 2022 }}</ref>

In 2025, Bautista stated that the DOTr aims to turn over the operations and maintenance of the EDSA Busway and EDSA Carousel to a private operator by 2026, with a feasibility study being completed within the next few months.<ref name="PhilstarBuswayToStay"/>

On February 25, 2025, a day after riding the EDSA Carousel from Ortigas to Monumento, newly-appointed Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon noted several needed solutions and improvements for the operations of the EDSA Carousel. He emphasized the need for a stricter dispatch system along Monumento and PITX bus stations to ensure timeliness and prevent bus congestion. Dizon also highlighted the lack of wayfinding in stations connected to the MRT-3, faulty timers in some stations, unsuitable railing stops, and broken elevators.<ref name="SEC. DIZON OFFERS IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EDSA BUSWAY EFFICIENCY">{{cite news |last1=Chica |first1=Camille |title=SEC. DIZON OFFERS IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EDSA BUSWAY EFFICIENCY |url=https://pia.gov.ph/sec-dizon-offers-immediate-improvements-for-edsa-busway-efficiency/ |work=Philippine Information Agency |date=25 February 2025}}</ref>

Because of these planned upgrades, the proposals to privatize the EDSA Carousel were postponed to 2026 or 2027 to allow for the construction of the new concourses in all existing stations as part of the long-term proposals to modernize the system.<ref name="EDSA Busway privatization stalled as DOTr prioritizes station upgrades">{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Maria Bernadette |title=EDSA Busway privatization stalled as DOTr prioritizes station upgrades |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/02/25/edsa-busway-privatization-stalled-as-dotr-prioritizes-station-upgrades |work=Daily Tribune |date=25 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Transport chief Dizon eyes upgrades to EDSA busway, new loading platforms">{{cite news |title=Transport chief Dizon eyes upgrades to EDSA busway, new loading platforms |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/25/transport-chef-dizon-eyes-upgrades-to-edsa-busway-new-loading-platforms-1707}}</ref> Dizon also announced that the rehabilitation of stations would begin later in 2025, starting with the first phase involving the renovation of the Monumento, Bagong Barrio, North Avenue, and Guadalupe stops.<ref name="phase1">{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2092779/fwd-edsa-busway-rehabilitation-to-start-this-year-dotr|first=Mary Joy|last=Salcedo|title=Edsa Busway rehabilitation to start this year — DOTr |date=August 7, 2025|accessdate=August 7, 2025|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref>

==Ridership== thumb|Inside an EDSA Carousel bus in 2022 Since the line's opening in June 2020, the total ridership of the line was 130,238,608 commuters within June 2020 to November 2022. From June to December 2020, total ridership has reached a daily average 41,000 to 60,000 passengers,<ref name="LTFRB eyes more passengers on buses to cut long Edsa Busway queues">{{cite news |title=LTFRB eyes more passengers on buses to cut long Edsa Busway queues |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1447496/ltfrb-eyes-more-passengers-on-buses-to-cut-long-edsa-busway-queues |access-date=22 June 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2021-06-17 |language=en}}</ref> and continued to rise throughout 2021, wherein the daily average of commuters using the line is 129,000 passengers,<ref name="ridership">{{Cite news|title=EDSA busway ridership hits over 47 M|date=January 21, 2022|first=Emmie V.|last=Abadilla|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/21/edsa-busway-ridership-hits-over-47-m/|work=Manila Bulletin|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref> with its highest record reaching 160,000 passengers in June 2021.<ref name="More commuters seeking free bus rides">{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Mariejo S. |title=More commuters seeking free bus rides |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1448080/more-commuters-seeking-free-bus-rides |access-date=22 June 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2021-06-19 |language=en}}</ref> Total ridership in 2021 reached 47,104,197.<ref name="ridership" />

In 2022, the line's highest record reached a total of 404,010 passengers on October 24, 2022, while the average daily ridership through the year is 389,579 passengers. Total ridership also increased to a new record high, as the line served 80,832,186 passengers.<ref name="Edsa busway commuters reach all-time high at 404K in October">{{cite news |title=Edsa busway commuters reach all-time high at 404K in October |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/money/other/edsa-busway-commuters-reach-all-time-high-at-404k-in-october/ar-AA13EcsK |work=MSN |language=en-PH}}</ref><ref name="DOTr to privatize EDSA carousel to 'conform to international standards'">{{cite news |last1=Luna |first1=Franco |title=DOTr to privatize EDSA carousel to 'conform to international standards' |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/28/2233828/dotr-privatize-edsa-carousel-conform-international-standards |work=Philstar.com}}</ref> In 2024, the daily passenger average of the EDSA Carousel for the year reached a total of 177,000 passengers, while the total annual ridership of the EDSA Carousel reached a total of 63,022,953 passengers.<ref name="DOTr Statement on the EDSA Busway">{{cite web |title=DOTr Statement on the EDSA Busway |url=https://dotr.gov.ph/dotr-statement-on-the-edsa-busway/?appgw_azwaf_jsc=BfAFXDyBdVVtU-L_Tdbq_rhOGPKq-q3M1N0EQYKJoGM |website=Department of Transportation}}</ref> In 2025, the total annual ridership of the EDSA Carousel reached a total of 66,669,287 passengers, which is 5.79% higher compared to 2024's total ridership.<ref name="laqui">{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/12/2500460/edsa-busway-ridership-tops-66-million-2025/|title=EDSA Busway ridership tops 66 million in 2025|first=Ian|last=Laqui|website=Philstar.com|date= January 12, 2026|accessdate= January 12, 2026}}</ref>

The DOTr reported in 2026 that the EDSA Carousel moves up to 300,000 passengers daily.<ref name="TorreCarpoolSpeedBump2026"/>

==Stops== The line initially had 15 bus stops on its interim launch,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Mia|title=The New EDSA Busways: Bus Routes, Stops + More|url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/82697/edsa-busway-interim-operations-a4362-20200701|access-date=2021-07-14|date=2020-07-01|work=SPOT.PH|language=en}}</ref> with additional stops added in the following months.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|last=Villanueva|first=Ralph Edwin|title=3 EDSA Busway stops open today|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/09/05/2040158/3-edsa-busway-stops-open-today|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-07|title=3 additional median stops open on EDSA Busway|url=https://www.untvweb.com/news/3-additional-median-stops-open-on-edsa-busway/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=UNTV News|language=en-us}}</ref> {{As of|2025|3|13|df=US}}, 24 bus stops are currently operational.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Cabalza|first1= Dexter|title=2 new Edsa busway stations open in QC|url= https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1961261/2-new-edsa-busway-stations-open-in-qc|accessdate=July 16, 2024 |publisher= |date=July 16, 2024}}</ref> There are 87 operators and 751 authorized buses that serve the entire route.<ref name="DOTr to privatize EDSA carousel to 'conform to international standards'"/>

Selected stops of the Busway also runs parallel to the MRT Line 3 and the northern section of the LRT Line 1. Plans are also underway to expand the Busway system by improving the accessibility and connectivity on various bus stops to nearby transport networks.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ EDSA Carousel stops timeline ! Date opened ! Project ! Stop(s) |- | June 1, 2020<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rita |first=Joviland |date=July 1, 2020 |title=EDSA Busway starts interim operations with initial 150 buses along Monumento-PITX route |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/serbisyopubliko/transportation/744966/edsa-busway-starts-interim-operations-with-initial-150-buses-along-monumento-pitx-route/story/ |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=GMA Integrated News}}</ref> | Interim operations (temporary curbside stops) | '''Monumento to Quezon Avenue:''' Monumento, Bagong Barrio, Balintawak, Kaingin Road, Roosevelt, North Avenue, Quezon Avenue<br>'''Buendia to PITX:''' Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Evangelista/Malibay, Taft Avenue, Roxas Boulevard, Macapagal Avenue, SM Mall of Asia, PITX |- | July 1, 2020<ref name="2020DelaCruz">{{Cite news |last=Dela Cruz |first=Raymond |date=September 4, 2020 |title=3 new Edsa median bus stops to open Sept. 5 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1114436 |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Philippine News Agency}}</ref> | Full operations, opening of first median stops | Main Avenue, Santolan, Ortigas, Guadalupe |- | September 5, 2020<ref name="2020DelaCruz"/> | rowspan=7 | Opening of median stops and additional stops | North Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Nepa Q-Mart |- | Late 2020{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} | Monumento, Bagong Barrio, Balintawak, Kaingin Road, and Roosevelt |- | November 22, 2021<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 22, 2021 |title=The EDSA Carousel Tramo Station is now open |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/edsa-busway-buendia-station-a2619-20211122 |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Top Gear Philippines}}</ref> | Buendia |- | August 4, 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pinlac |first=Beatrice |date=August 4, 2022 |title=DOTr adds two Edsa Busway stations |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1641310/dotr-adds-2-edsa-busway-stations |access-date=July 31, 2025 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> | Taft Avenue and Roxas Boulevard |- | November 20, 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amojelar |first=Darwin |date=November 20, 2022 |title=DOTr opens One Ayala Terminal in Makati to serve bus passengers |url=https://manilastandard.net/business/transport-tourism/314280199/dotr-opens-one-ayala-terminal-in-makati-to-serve-bus-passengers.html |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Manila Standard}}</ref> | Ayala southbound curbside stop moved to One Ayala |- | January 2, 2023<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 2, 2023 |title=The EDSA Carousel Tramo Station is now open |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/edsa-busway-tramo-station-open-a2619-20230102 |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Top Gear Philippines}}</ref> | Tramo |- | July 16, 2024<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guiao |first=Micah |date=July 16, 2024 |title=EDSA Carousel Opens Two New Stations in Quezon City |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/mobility/109491/edsa-carousel-opens-philam-and-kamuning-stations-in-qc-a5229-20240716 |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Spot.ph}}</ref> | Philam and Kamuning |- | March 13, 2025<ref>{{Cite news |last=Untalan |first=Sherylin |date=March 13, 2025 |title=SM North EDSA Busway Concourse opens to the public |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/939171/sm-north-edsa-busway-concourse-opens-to-the-public/story/ |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=GMA Integrated News}}</ref> | EDSA Busway Concourse | SM North EDSA |- | October 1, 2025 | Additional northbound stop<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/09/17/2473512/edsa-busway-expands-new-stop-moa|title=EDSA busway expands with new stop at MOA|first=Ian|last=Laqui|date=September 17, 2025|accessdate=September 18, 2025|website=Philstar.com}}</ref> | SM Mall of Asia |- | March 5, 2026<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gita-Carlos |first=Ruth Abbey |date=March 5, 2026 |title=PBBM: Kamuning footbridge, EDSA Busway upgrade to ease daily commute |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1270362 |access-date=March 5, 2026 |work=Philippines News Agency}}</ref> | rowspan=2 | EDSA Busway Concourse | Kamuning |- | April 1, 2026<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gorrospe |first=Kiara |date=April 1, 2026 |title=FIRST ON RADAR: SM Megamall Busway Concourse now open, provides direct link to Ortigas station |url=https://www.facebook.com/radarphmedia/posts/pfbid0Hyj5iNLtg2Tmwq3CVj2wJ5NsSgqMBCvvasqdzw4j2FmPHfxJkQuK3xJTngE39Jmnl |access-date=April 1, 2026 |work=radar.ph}}</ref> | SM Megamall |- |}

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |+ class="nowrap" | List of stops |- ! rowspan="2" | Name<ref name="phase1" /> ! colspan="2" | Distance (km) ! rowspan="2" | Type<ref name="OperationalEDSABuswayStops">{{Cite web |title=Ilan ang operational stations sa EDSA Busway at saan-saan ang mga ito?|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=359652222966503&set=a.184633020468425 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=Facebook |publisher=Department of Transportation Philippines |date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" | Connections ! rowspan="2" | Location |- ! Between<br>stops ! Total |- style = "background:#e00000; height: 2pt" | colspan="8" | |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Monumento | — | 0.00 | rowspan=9 | Median<br><small>(via footbridge)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true |{{rint|manila|1}} {{Lrt|Monumento}} }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|9|14|35|37|42|54|name=Monumento|icon=no}}}} | rowspan="2"| Caloocan |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Bagong Barrio | 0.55 | 0.55 | style="text-align:left" |{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|9|37|name=Bagong Barrio|icon=no}}}} |- |Balintawak | 1.55 | 2.10 | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|LRT-1}} {{Lrt|Balintawak}} }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|5|8|9|13|19|20|21|22|37|38|40|52|name=Ayala Malls Cloverleaf|icon=no}}}} | rowspan="11"| Quezon City |- |Kaingin Road | 0.80 | 2.90 | {{n/a|none}} |- |Roosevelt<br><small>Fernando Poe Jr.</small> | 1.10 | 4.00 | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|LRT-1}} {{Lrt|Fernando Poe Jr.}} }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|18|33|64|name=Fernando Poe Jr.|icon=no}}}} |- |SM North EDSA | - | - | rowspan="2"| {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|LRT-1}} ''North Triangle Common Station'' }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|North Avenue}} <br> {{rint|manila|3}} ''{{rint|manila|7}}'' ''{{rint|manila|mms}}'' ''North Triangle Common Station'' }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|18|33|64|name=SM North EDSA|icon=no}}}} |- |North Avenue | 1.50 | 5.50 |- |Philam QC<br><small>Ormoc</small> | — | — | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | ''{{rint|manila|mms}}'' ''Quezon Avenue'' }} |- |Quezon Avenue | — | 6.80 | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Quezon Avenue}}<br>''{{rint|manila|mms}}'' ''Quezon Avenue'' }} |- |Kamuning | — | — | Median<br><small>(via footbridge and MRT station)</small> | style="text-align:left" |{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|GMA-Kamuning}} }} {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|6A|name=NIA South Road|icon=no}}}} |- |Nepa Q-Mart | — | 8.6 | rowspan="3" | Median<br><small>(via footbridge)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|qc|3|name=EDSA|icon=no}}}} |- |Main Avenue | 1.60 | 10.20 | {{n/a|none}} |- |Santolan<br><small>Santolan–Annapolis</small> | 0.80 | 11.00 | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Santolan–Annapolis}} }} |- |Ortigas<br><small>SM Megamall</small> | 2.40 | 13.40 | Median<br><small>(via footbridge and MRT station)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Ortigas}} <br> ''{{rint|manila|4}}'' ''EDSA'' }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|2|name=Robinsons Galleria|icon=no}}}} |Mandaluyong |- |Guadalupe{{efn|name=stations|Guadalupe bus stop is located on Guadalupe Bridge.}} | 2.40 | 15.80 | Median<br><small>(via footbridge and MRT station)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Boni}} <br> {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Guadalupe}} <br> ''{{rint|manila|5}}'' ''Guadalupe'' }}  {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|ferry}} Pasig River Ferry Service</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | 20px|link=Pasig River Ferry Service Guadalupe }} |Mandaluyong–Makati boundary |- |Buendia | — | — | Median<br><small>(via footbridge)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Buendia}} }} {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|17|42|name=Buendia MRT|icon=no}}}} | rowspan="2" | Makati |- |Ayala<br><small>One Ayala</small> | — | 18.80 | Curbside <small>(northbound)</small><br>Boarding Lane <small>(southbound, inside One Ayala)</small> | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Ayala}} }} {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} BGC Bus</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|bgc|EX01|L01|N01|NR01|NR17|W01|WR01|WR18|name=EDSA-Ayala|icon=no}}}} {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|10|11|12|17|38|40|42|45|46|59|name=One Ayala|icon=no}} | {{PUV stop|city|62|63|name=EDSA-Ayala|icon=no}}}} |- |Tramo{{efn|name=sb|Southbound lane only.}} | — | — | rowspan="3" | Median<br><small>(via footbridge)</small> | rowspan="2" |{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Taft Avenue}} <br> {{rint|manila|LRT-1}} {{Lrt|EDSA}} }}

| rowspan="4" | Pasay |- |Taft Avenue | — | 22.00 |- |Roxas Boulevard | — | — | style="text-align:left" |{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|5|6|7|14|23|27|30|34|43|52|name=Double Dragon Plaza|icon=no}} | {{PUV stop|city|22|35|45|46|47|49|name=Heritage Hotel|icon=no}}}} |- |SM Mall of Asia | — | 24.60 | rowspan="3" | Curbside | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|4|5|6|7|14|30|34|43|52|name=SM Mall of Asia|icon=no}}}} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | DFA<br><small>Shell/Starbucks</small> | — | — | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|4|5|6|7|14|23|27|30|45|43|52|name=Bradco Avenue|icon=no}}}} | rowspan="3" | Parañaque |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Ayala Malls Manila Bay<br><small>Aseana City</small> | — | — | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|4|5|6|7|14|23|27|30|34|43|52|name=City of Dreams / Ayala Malls Manila Bay|icon=no}}}} |- |PITX | — | 28.10 |Terminal | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | ''{{rint|manila|mms}}'' ''{{stn|Asia World}}'' }}

{{Collapsible list | title = <div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> | liststyle = margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; | expand = true|{{rint|manila|1}} {{stn|PITX}} }} {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|bus|1}} Bus Routes</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{PUV stop|city|4|5|6|7|14|18|22|23|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|34|43|47|52|55|name=PITX|icon=no}}}} |- ! colspan="6" | {{nobold|<small>Stops, stations and transit systems in ''italics'' are either under construction or proposed.</small>}} |}

;Notes {{notelist}}

{{Gallery |title = EDSA Carousel stops |align = center |File:EDSA Carousel Monumento Station, Caloocan, Mar 202.jpg |Monumento bus stop, the northern terminus of the EDSA Carousel |File:EDSA Carousel - Bagong Barrio, Caloocan, Aug 2025.jpg |Bagong Barrio bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Balintawak Stop SBjwilz.jpg |Balintawak bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Kaingin Stop SBjwilz.jpg |Kaingin bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Roosevelt Stop SBjwilz.jpg |Roosevelt bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel North Avenue stop 4April2025 06.jpg |North Avenue bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Quezon Avenue stop 4Apr2025 03.jpg |Quezon Avenue bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Philam QC Stop SBjwilz.jpg |Philam QC bus stop |File:Kamuning bus stop.jpg |Kamuning bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Mega Q-Mart stop 4Apr2025 01.jpg |Nepa Q-Mart bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Main Avenue Station, Q.C., Mar 2024.jpg |Main Avenue bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Santolan Station 4Jan2025.jpg |Santolan bus stop |EDSA Carousel Ortigas stop 6Apr2025 01.jpg |Ortigas bus stop |EDSA Carousel Balintawak Guadalupe 11.jpg |Guadalupe bus stop |File:One Ayala bus terminal 2.jpg |One Ayala bus stop |File:McKinley Exchange EDSA Carousel.jpg |Ayala bus stop, beside McKinley Exchange Corporate Center |File:EDSA Carousel Taft Avenue stop 6Apr2025 08.jpg |Taft Avenue bus stop |File:EDSA Carousel Roxas Boulevard stop 6Apr2025 04.jpg |Roxas Boulevard bus stop }}

===Stop layout=== The line utilizes existing pedestrian footbridges along EDSA by constructing additional stairways to the center island of EDSA. It also uses some stations of the MRT Line 3 and LRT Line 1 by making use of the train stations' emergency exit stairways.<ref name=":03"/> Some bus stops, such as the ones at Ayala (northbound), SM Mall of Asia, and Macapagal Boulevard, still use the existing stops on the curbside, while the southbound Ayala bus stop is located inside One Ayala.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/edsa-ayala-bus-terminal-opens-november-2022/|title=New EDSA Ayala bus terminal opens ahead of holiday rush|first=Lance Spencer|last=Yu|date=November 19, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://manilastandard.net/business/transport-tourism/314280199/dotr-opens-one-ayala-terminal-in-makati-to-serve-bus-passengers.html|title=DOTr opens One Ayala Terminal in Makati to serve bus passengers|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|first=Darwin|last=Amojelar|work=Manila Standard}}</ref> Unlike those along EDSA, stops along Macapagal Boulevard are unmarked.

===Future=== On November 16, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed an agreement with SM Prime Holdings, DM Wenceslao and Associates Inc., and Double Dragon Properties Corp. for the construction of EDSA busway bridges. The bridges will be shouldered by the three companies, seeking to provide safer, convenient, and PWD-friendly walkways for the riding public using the EDSA Carousel stops, and for pedestrians crossing EDSA.<ref name="concourse13">{{Cite news|last=San Juan|first=Alexandria Dennise|date=November 16, 2020|title=DOTr signs EDSA Busway bridge agreement|work=Manila Bulletin|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/16/dotr-signs-edsa-busway-bridge-agreement/|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> The pedestrian bridges were conceptualized with concourses, concierge, ticketing booths, and turnstiles for the automated fare collection system. Ramps and elevators would also be available to provide accessibility for PWDs, senior citizens, and pregnant passengers. The structures will be strategically located at the SM Mall of Asia, SM North EDSA, SM Megamall, Macapagal Boulevard in Aseana City and the corner of EDSA and Macapagal Boulevard.<ref name="concourse13"/><ref name="groundbreaking3">{{cite news|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|date=May 19, 2021|title=Construction of 3 concourse of EDSA Busway starts|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1433565/construction-of-edsa-busway-concourse-starts-dotr|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> The groundbreaking ceremony for the EDSA Busway Concourse Project was held on May 18, 2021. It was expected to be completed in March 2022,<ref name="groundbreaking3"/> but no updates have been announced since then.

On June 20, 2022, the DOTr announced an additional 11 more stops would be added to the EDSA Carousel, which would bring the total number of stops to 29.<ref name="UpcomingEDSABuswayStops">{{Cite web |title=May plano pa bang magdagdag ng mga istasyon sa EDSA Busway?|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=359652229633169&set=a.184633020468425 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=Facebook |publisher=Department of Transportation Philippines |date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> The Tramo, Taft Avenue, Roxas Boulevard, Kamuning and Philam (Ormoc) stops have since been completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1961261/2-new-edsa-busway-stations-open-in-qc|title=2 new Edsa busway stations open in QC -stations-open-in-qc#ixzz8rN7o4GJy|first=Dexter|last=Cabalza|date=July 16, 2024|accessdate=November 12, 2024|website=INQUIRER.net}}</ref>

In June 2025, the DOTr stated that the controversial Kamuning Footbridge will be rebuilt with direct access to the Kamuning bus stop of the EDSA Carousel.<ref name="KamuningFootbridge2025">{{Cite news |last=Agustin |first=Mico |date=June 4, 2025 |title=Marcos Jr. wants 'Mt. Kamuning' footbridge torn down, replaced — DOTr |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/4/marcos-jr-wants-mt-kamuning-footbridge-torn-down-replaced-dotr-2031 |access-date=June 4, 2025 |work=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs}}</ref>

In November 2025, the DOTr announced the opening of bidding for proposed median bus stops in Cubao, Magallanes, and PITX.<ref name="CubaoMagallanesPITX2025">{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2025 |title=PROCUREMENT OF DESIGN AND BUILD OF THE NEW BUSWAY STATIONS AND FOOTBRIDGES (CUBAO, MAGALLANES, AND PITX) WITH PROJECT ID NO. BAC-ROAD-INFR-2025-03 |url=https://dotr.gov.ph/procurement-of-design-and-build-of-the-new-busway-stations-and-footbridges-cubao-magallanes-and-pitx-with-project-id-no-bac-road-infr-2025-03/ |access-date=November 11, 2025 |website=Department of Transportation (Philippines}}</ref>

The proposed Connecticut, Greenfields, and Estrella stops still remain under consideration, as the location, funding, and feasibility studies are yet to be determined and conducted.<ref name="StatusOfProposedEDSACarouselStops">{{Cite web |title=Current Status of Proposed EDSA Carousel Stops |url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPVHItMjgyNDkxMjY0NTQwDA |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=eFOI Philippines}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |+ class="nowrap" | List of future stops |- ! Name<ref name="UpcomingEDSABuswayStops" /> ! Type ! Connections ! Status ! Location |- style = "background:#e00000; height: 2pt" | colspan="6" |

|- |''Cubao''<br><small>Monte de Piedad</small> | Median | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Araneta Center–Cubao}} }}

{{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila LRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|LRT-2}} {{Lrt|Araneta Center–Cubao}} }} | Ongoing | Quezon City |- |''Connecticut'' | rowspan=3 {{unknown}} | {{n/a|none}} | rowspan=3 | Planned | San Juan |- |''Greenfields'' | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Shaw Boulevard}} }} | Mandaluyong |- |''Estrella'' | {{n/a|none}} | rowspan="2" | Makati

|- |''Magallanes'' | Median | style="text-align:left" | {{Collapsible list |title=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{rint|metro}} Manila MRT</div> |liststyle=margin-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom:4px; |expand=true | {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Magallanes}} }} | Ongoing |- ! colspan="6" | {{nobold|<small>Stops, stations and transit systems in ''italics'' are either under construction or proposed.</small>}} |}

==== EDSA busway concourses ==== thumb|The SM North EDSA busway station features the busway's first concourse. In 2024, SM Prime and Transportation secretary Jaime Bautista inaugurated the first busway concourse of the Busway route, located along SM North EDSA. The upcoming concourse is the first among three EDSA Carousel Concourse project, which was once part of the Build! Build! Build! project.<ref name="Private firms to build 5 busway stations along EDSA">{{cite web |title=Private firms to build 5 busway stations along EDSA |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/11/18/2057803/private-firms-build-5-busway-stations-along-edsa |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Other busway concourses being planned are located along the Ortigas bus stop, located across SM Megamall, the Roxas Boulevard bus stop, which is located across the DoubleDragon Plaza, and the Macapagal – Bradco Avenue (DFA) bus stop, in collaboration with DM Wenceslao.<ref name="Private firms to build 5 busway stations along EDSA"/> Each concourse will feature a concierge, ticketing booths and turnstiles for the automatic fare collection system.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Cordero|first1=Ted |title=DOTr, SM start construction of EDSA Busway concourses|url= https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/897350/dotr-sm-start-construction-of-edsa-busway-concourses/story/|accessdate=February 13, 2024 |publisher= GMA Integrated News|date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>

On February 25, 2025, during his first press conference in office as the new Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Vince Dizon noted that the DOTR will model and replicate the implementation of the busway station concourses made in partnership SM Prime along SM North EDSA and the upcoming Ortigas Busway concourse through the construction of similar busway concourses. The bidding of the construction of additional concourses in all existing busway stations in May 2025, while the construction of the concourses are aimed to begin within the second half of 2025 and is aimed to be completed within 2026 to 2027.<ref name="SEC. DIZON OFFERS IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EDSA BUSWAY EFFICIENCY"/><ref name="EDSA Busway privatization stalled as DOTr prioritizes station upgrades"/>

==Controversies== thumb|250px|Wheelchair ramp at Philam QC bus stop, which became viral in July 2024 for its steepness * On October 1, 2020, the "No Beep card, No entry" policy was implemented to minimize physical contact between commuters and public transport personnel to reduce their risk of getting COVID-19 and to allow for more seamless and faster transactions to trim down the queuing of passengers. The new policy has drawn flak from commuters due to the current price of the card and its immediate implementation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EDSA busway passengers must pay fares via beep cards starting Oct. 1|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/9/29/EDSA-busway-beep-cards-October-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001150919/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/9/29/EDSA-busway-beep-cards-October-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2020|access-date=2020-10-05|website=CNN Philippines|language=en}}</ref> Within the first week of its implementation, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) suspended the mandatory use of Beep cards after AF Payments Incorporated refused the government's request to waive the {{Philippine peso|80.00|link=yes}} cost of Beep cards.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marquez|first=Consuelo|date=2020-10-04|title=Mandatory use of beep cards along Edsa busway halted — DOTr|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1343510/mandatory-use-of-beep-cards-along-edsa-busway-halted-dotr|access-date=2020-10-05|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|language=en}}</ref> * When the bus stops from Monumento to North Avenue were opened, the U-turn slots were closed, causing heavy traffic at the said portion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Closure of EDSA U-Turn Slots|url=https://motoringtoday.ph/page.php?id=3827|access-date=2022-02-02|website=motoringtoday.ph|language=en}}</ref> U-turn slots were reopened after few months to ease traffic flow.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ong|first=Ghio|title=MMDA reopens EDSA U-turn slot|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/06/22/2107132/mmda-reopens-edsa-u-turn-slot|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Philstar}}</ref> In November 2021, traffic lights were installed at the U-turn slots to address concerns both of the bus accessibility and the traffic congestion it causes. * On April 13, 2022, the EDSA Carousel failed to keep up with the influx of demand as a result of the LRT-2 and MRT-3 being closed for annual Holy Week maintenance from April 13 to 17.<ref name="holy-week-2022-struggle">{{Cite web |last=Malasig |first=Jeline |date=2022-04-13 |title=Scenes from the ground: Commuters struggle to go home on last workday of Holy Week |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2022/04/13/215175/commuters-struggle-to-go-home-on-last-workday-of-holy-week/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Interaksyon |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, many commuters were stranded as queues overflowed onto roads, with some waiting past midnight or opting to walk home.<ref name="holy-week-2022-struggle" /> The shortage of buses was attributed to slow service contracting subsidies and high gasoline prices.<ref name="lack-of-buses-2022">{{Cite web |last=Luna |first=Franco |title=Train maintenance, lack of buses bring EDSA to a halt on Holy Week |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/04/15/2174563/train-maintenance-lack-buses-bring-edsa-halt-holy-week |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Skip buses were deployed, and some motorists offered rides to stranded commuters. However, intensified anti-''colorum'' operations hindered rescue attempts. The next day, Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade issued a formal apology and promised to prevent such incidents in the future.<ref name="lack-of-buses-2022" /> * The MMDA reported that newly installed glass elevators at the Balintawak and Guadalupe stops were found shattered by stone-throwers during their installation between April and June 2024. The elevator at Bagong Barrio was also found with its wiring pulled out. In response, the MMDA appealed to the public not to destroy the elevators and stated that the destroyed equipment was replaced by the contractor free of charge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=Ghio |date=July 16, 2024 |title=EDSA Carousel elevators destroyed |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/07/16/2370550/edsa-carousel-elevators-destroyed |access-date=July 16, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nuñez |first=John Patrick |date=July 15, 2024 |title=EDSA Busway elevators' glass panel broken due to rock-throwing spree - MMDA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLfsPqExGUQ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |work=UNTV |type=Video}}</ref> * On July 16, 2024, a photo of a steep ramp at the new Philam QC bus stop went viral for being unfriendly for people with disabilities (PWDs). The next day, GMA Integrated News reported that the ramp was 10 degrees steeper than the standard stipulated by the Accessibility Law (Batas Pambansa Blg. 344). A wheelchair user also found the ramp "too steep to use going up and too dangerous to use going down." The MMDA explained that the design was constrained by a height restriction under the MRT Line 3 and admitted it was "not perfect." They will assign personnel to assist PWDs using the ramp.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferreras |first=Vince |date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |title=PWD ramp on EDSA busway found steeper than standard |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/913733/pwd-ramp-on-edsa-busway-found-steeper-than-standard/story/ |work=GMA Integrated News}}</ref> On July 20, they announced the ramp's temporary closure for improvements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/20/mmda-to-close-controversial-wheelchair-ramp-for-improvements-1242|title=MMDA to close controversial wheelchair ramp for improvements|first=Michael|last=Delizo|date=July 20, 2024|access-date=July 21, 2024|work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>

===Calls for opening and abolishment=== On several occasions, there have been calls and proposals to either abolish the EDSA Carousel and the EDSA Busway or to open up the busway to private vehicles, with different desired outcomes: * In July 2023, the Mega Manila Consortium requested the government to reinstate pre-pandemic city and provincial bus routes along EDSA, arguing that the rationalization of bus routes in Metro Manila had left many buses unused. The MMDA opposed the proposal, with MMDA chairperson Romando Artes emphasizing that the government has made significant financial investments in developing the system and that the EDSA Carousel was "very effective" at cutting down travel time.<ref name="MMDAOpposesRemoval">{{Cite news |last=Rita |first=Joviland |date=September 18, 2023 |title=MMDA opposes removal of EDSA bus carousel |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/882502/mmda-opposes-removal-of-edsa-bus-carousel/story/ |access-date=February 5, 2025 |work=GMA Integrated News}}</ref> * In August 2024, Leyte 4th district representative Richard Gomez opined on Facebook that the EDSA Busway should opened to regular traffic, arguing that "only a few buses use [it]".<ref name="EDSABusway">{{Cite news |last=Llanesca |first=Panti |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Richard Gomez asks: Why not open EDSA bus lane during heavy traffic? |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/21374/richard-gomez-asks-why-not-open-edsa-bus-lane-during-heavy-traffic/photo/290807/alfred-vargas |access-date=August 30, 2024 |work=GMA Integrated News}}</ref> His statement drew backlash online, causing Gomez to delete the post but issue a follow-up statement the next day, defending his comments as his own personal opinion.<ref name="EDSAFollowUp">{{Cite tweet |author=NewsWatch Plus |author-link=NewsWatch Plus |user=newswatchplusph |number=1829457161992437893 |date=August 30, 2024 |title="IT WAS AN OPINION AND MY REKLAMO AT THAT MOMENT" |access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> * In February 2025, DILG secretary Jonvic Remulla and MMDA chairperson Romando Artes floated the idea of phasing out the EDSA Busway and eliminating city buses from EDSA, citing that it would be "redundant" with the projected increase in the MRT-3's capacity. In addition to the idea, Artes also proposed converting the bus lane into a high-occupancy vehicle lane, while denying that his proposal was car-centric.<ref name="InqEdsaBusRemoval">{{Cite news |last=Mendoza |first=John Eric |date=February 5, 2025 |title=DILG: Edsa bus lane may be removed, motorcycles to be allowed in bike lanes |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2031661/dilg-edsa-bus-lane-may-be-removed-motorcycles-to-be-allowed-in-bike-lanes |access-date=February 5, 2025 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref><ref name="RapplerGoodbyeEdsaBus">{{Cite news |last=Cruz |first=James Patrick |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Goodbye, EDSA bus carousel? |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/plan-scrap-edsa-bus-carousel-lane/ |access-date=February 5, 2025 |work=Rappler}}</ref> The suggestion drew public outcry, causing the DOTr to issue a statement defending the importance of the EDSA Busway and affirming its commitment to improve the system.<ref name="DOTrStatementRemoval">{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2025 |title=DOTr Statement |url=https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/posts/pfbid0g4JjdZRWuep6bYb6CYQHS6ViVQxfFZys9ariVhmykFYM3kE4kew4q1o85ABHDxpfl |access-date=February 5, 2025 |website=Department of Transportation |via=Facebook}}</ref> Days later, DOTr secretary Jaime Bautista announced that President Marcos, during a cabinet meeting, endorsed keeping the EDSA Busway.<ref name="PhilstarBuswayToStay">{{Cite news |last=Rosales |first=Elijah Felice |date=February 8, 2025 |title=It's final: EDSA busway here to stay |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/08/2420036/its-final-edsa-busway-here-stay |access-date=February 9, 2025 |work=The Philippine Star}}</ref> Furthermore, Bautista's successor, Vince Dizon, opposes the abolishment of the EDSA Busway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/02/21/2423169/dizon-new-dotr-chief-defends-edsa-busway-amid-calls-its-removal|title=Dizon, as new DOTr chief, defends EDSA Busway amid calls for its removal|date=February 21, 2025|accessdate=February 22, 2025|first=Jean|last=Mangaluz|website=Philstar.com}}</ref> * In January 2026, MMDA general manager Nicolas Torre proposed allowing "high-occupancy vehicles" with ten or more passengers to use the EDSA Busway. The DOTr opposed the proposal, with Transportation secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez stating that opening the busway to private vehicles could slow down bus operations and undermine the lane's purpose of prioritizing mass transit. Days later, Malacañang supported the DOTr's position and clarified that Torre's proposal reflected his personal opinion rather than an official MMDA proposal.<ref name="BuswayCarpool2026">{{Cite news |last=Rosales|first=Brando |date=January 30, 2026 |title=EDSA Busway also as carpool lane? DOTr says NO |url=https://www.autoindustriya.com/truck-bus-news/edsa-busway-also-as-carpool-lane-dotr-says-no.html |access-date=February 7, 2026 |work=AutoIndustriya.com}}</ref> In a press conference, MMDA chairperson Romando Artes stated that Torre's idea needs further study and discussion, citing logistical issues with implementation and compliance, as well as reservations from the LTFRB.<ref name="TorreCarpoolSpeedBump2026">{{Cite news |last=Salcedo |first=Mary Joy |date=January 31, 2026 |title=MMDA GM Torre’s ‘carpool’ idea hits speed bump |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2175462/mmda-gm-torres-carpool-idea-hits-speed-bump |access-date=February 7, 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

==Incidents and accidents==

===Road crashes=== In a span of two years since the implementation of the EDSA Busway and the start of EDSA Carousel operations, multiple road crashes have been recorded within and outside of the EDSA Busway.<ref name="RoadCrashes2020To2022" />

* Multiple instances of motor vehicles crashing into the concrete barriers of the EDSA Busway were recorded since the EDSA Carousel's operations started. According to MMDA traffic czar Edison Nebrija, most of the drivers who crashed their vehicles against the barriers were speeding, drunk, or asleep behind the wheel. Some of the concrete barriers have already been replaced with steel bollards following a series of accidents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LOOK: EDSA concrete barriers replaced with steel bollards|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/752518/edsa-concrete-barriers-replaced-with-steel-bollards/story/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=GMA News|date=August 23, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Several road-related deaths and injuries have also been reported on the EDSA Busway itself due to collisions between buses and other legal and illegal vehicles, as well as jaywalking incidents.<ref name="RoadCrashes2020To2022">{{Cite news |last=Madarang |first=Catalina |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Alarms raised over 'preventable' road crashes along EDSA Busway |work=InterAksyon |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2022/11/18/235163/alarms-raised-over-preventable-road-crashes-along-edsa-busway/ |access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>

In light of this, the Move As One Coalition, a non-government transport advocacy organization, urged the government to implement at-grade crosswalks and speed limits, widen the EDSA Busway lanes, use safer barriers and BRT-compatible buses, and conduct proper training for bus drivers.<ref name="RoadCrashes2020To2022" />

===Trespassing of unauthorized vehicles=== [[File:EDSA Busway Violators (cropped).jpg|thumb|EDSA Busway violators being apprehended by InterAgency Council on Traffic (IACT) enforcers in Pasay.]] Multiple incidents of private and non-emergency government motor vehicles illegally using the EDSA Busway have been recorded, causing disruptions to EDSA Carousel operations.

Aside from EDSA Carousel buses and other authorized city buses, ambulances, firetrucks, and military vehicles responding to emergencies (but not returning to base), and vehicles of the top five government officials (i.e., President, Vice President, Senate President, House Speaker, and Chief Justice) are the only allowed vehicles on the EDSA Busway. Any drivers who violate the exclusive lane policy face apprehension, ticketing, and possible revocation of their driver's license.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/only-the-president-4-other-vips-can-use-edsa-busway-mmda.html|title=Only the President, 4 other VIPs can use the EDSA Busway -MMDA|first=Brando|last=Rosales|date=November 17, 2023|accessdate=April 12, 2024|website=AutoIndustriya.com}}</ref><ref name="MMDA-Regulation-20-002"/>

* During the first month of operations in 2020, the MMDA reported that over 900 violators were apprehended and ticketed, with half of them being government personnel.<ref name="JuneToJuly2020Violators">{{Cite news |last=Cabalza |first=Dexter |date=July 13, 2020 |title=MMDA: Gov't men top violators of Edsa busway rule |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1305881/mmda-govt-men-top-violators-of-edsa-busway |access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref> * On July 20, 2023, photos of a sting operation conducted by the Inter-Agency Council on Traffic enforcers went viral online as over 150 motorists were apprehended and ticketed for illegally using the EDSA Busway in Pasay. The DOTr and MMDA issued a reminder to motorists to respect the exclusivity of the EDSA Busway.<ref name="July2023Violators">{{Cite news |last=Dela Cruz |first=Raymond Carl |date=July 20, 2023 |title=Enforcers apprehend over 150 EDSA Busway violators |work=Philippine News Agency |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1206058 |access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref> * According to the MMDA, some motorists were taking advantage of the {{Philippine peso|1000}} fine for trespassing on the busway by offenders who could afford regularly paying it. As a result, the MMDA issued MMDA Regulation 23-002, increasing fines for both public and private vehicles.<ref name="IncreasedFines">{{Cite news |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Fines for EDSA Busway violators will soon start at P5,000 |work=TopGear Philippines |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/edsa-bus-carousel-new-fines-a2619-20231101 |access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref> * On April 17, 2026, a Philippine National Police (PNP) Toyota Coaster collided with an EDSA Carousel bus while entering the busway near Main Avenue. According to passengers, the PNP driver failed to assist stranded passengers following the incident, while the bus driver stated that the PNP driver demanded his driver's license and attempted to hold him liable for damages. An investigation was launched by the Napolcom, and the Napocolm announced in a press briefing on April 20 that both the driver and his immediate supervisor have been relieved from their posts. The driver also apologized for his actions and admitted liability in the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sigales |first=Jason |date=April 20, 2026 |title=Driver of PNP Libreng Sakay bus apologizes over Edsa busway crash |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2215046/driver-of-pnp-libreng-sakay-bus-apologizes-over-crash-with-edsa-carousel-bus |access-date=April 20, 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sigales |first=Jason |date=April 20, 2026 |title=Driver of PNP bus, supervisor relieved over Edsa busway crash |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2215145/driver-of-pnp-bus-supervisor-relieved-over-edsa-busway-crash |access-date=April 20, 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

====Current fines==== As of November 13, 2023, the fines for illegally trespassing the EDSA Busway are as follows: <ref>{{cite web | url=https://edsacarousel.com/edsa-carousel-bus-lane-policy-and-penalty/ | title=Edsa Carousel Bus Lane Policy and Penalty | date=November 12, 2023 }}</ref> * First offense - {{Philippine peso|5000}} * Second offense - {{Philippine peso|10000}} with a one-month suspension of driver's license and mandatory road safety seminar * Third offense - {{Philippine peso|20000}} with a one-year suspension of driver's license * Fourth offense - {{Philippine peso|30000}} with a recommendation to the Land Transportation Office for the revocation of driver's license

The new fines came into effect through the passing of Metro Manila Council Resolution 23-002. Any driver who attempts to flee from officers automatically incurs a third offense.<ref name="IncreasedFines" />

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