Southwest Integrated Terminal Exchange SWITX Inspection
A project that is among the five big-ticket infrastructure projects that
the Department of Transportation or DOTr will inaugurate next year is the
country's first intermodal transport terminal that will redefine commuters'
bus riding and terminal experience.
The DOTr recently conducted a progress briefing and inspection of the
Southwest Integrated Terminal Exchange or SWITX which is currently being
built in a 4-hectare land in Parañaque. According to the department,
it will provide seamless interconnectivity of the different modes of
transportation from the neighboring provinces south of Metro Manila.
Additionally, according to the DOTr, the SWITX was designed to resemble an
airport terminal with multi-level platforms. It will have passenger
terminal buildings, embarkation and disembarkation bays, staging bays,
ticketing and baggage handling facilities, and park-ride facilities.
Aside from this, the department says that catching a bus is also made
easier with the On-line Bus Ticketing System, an intuitive online and
on-site booking and ticketing system. Buses will likewise be equipped with
Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) tag for efficient managing, tracking, and
monitoring inside the terminal premises.
The department says that the PhP3-billion terminal will be completed in
April 2018, and will be operational by the second quarter.
The terminal will be the first among several terminals that will be built
around the peripheries of Metro Manila. The strategic location will also
maximize road usage and reduce the number of PUVs plying busy road networks
such as EDSA, particularly Baclaran and Taft areas.