From the time it was completed during the Ramos Administration up until the middle of the Aquino Administration, the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) that traverses EDSA never suffered a major breakdown or accident, because it was maintained quite properly. The fact that the MRT-3 operated smoothly during the entire nine years of the Arroyo Administration is truly remarkable.

Now ferrying more than 500,000 commuters daily, the MRT-3 is hazardously operating way beyond its rated capacity of 350,000 riders per day. But just imagine what would happen if the MRT shuts down completely for only one or two working days. The more than 500,000 riders who use the system daily will have to scramble for buses, vans and taxis to get to their destination, which will cause massive traffic jams not only along EDSA but also along secondary roads and much of the stretch of C-5.

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