THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) is eyeing to have 40 routes for the Point-to-Point (P2P) bus service by the end of the year as it announced Wednesday that there are now eight lines in operation, up from only two a year ago. The number of buses in service has also increased to 85 from 36.

The eight existing routes are:

• TriNoma (North EDSA) to Glorietta 5 (Makati)/Centris to Glorieta

• Robinson’s Galleria (Ortigas) to Park Square Makati (Makati)

• Alabang Town Center (Alabang) to Greenbelt 1 (Makati)

• SM North EDSA (North EDSA) to SM Megamall (Ortigas)

• Fairview to Makati

• Alabang (Starmall) to Ortigas

• Alabang (Starmall) to Bacoor, Cavite

• Alabang to Dasmariñas, Cavite