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24-hr road works set in Metro Manila for Holy Week
24-hr road works set in Metro Manila for Holy Week
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 24, 2024 08:59 PM PHT
Members of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) assist motorists as a carousel bus merges onto private vehicle traffic near the West Avenue area in Quezon City on August 7, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File
Members of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) assist motorists as a carousel bus merges onto private vehicle traffic near the West Avenue area in Quezon City on August 7, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA -- There will be 24-hour road works on major thoroughfares in Metro Manila this Holy Week, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
MANILA -- There will be 24-hour road works on major thoroughfares in Metro Manila this Holy Week, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
The MMDA said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a telecommunications firm will take advantage of the summer break, even as a significant number of motorists and travelers head to the provinces for religious observances and family gatherings.
The MMDA said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a telecommunications firm will take advantage of the summer break, even as a significant number of motorists and travelers head to the provinces for religious observances and family gatherings.
The road works will begin on Holy Wednesday (March 27) at 11 pm and continue round-the-clock until Monday (April 1) at 5 am.
The road works will begin on Holy Wednesday (March 27) at 11 pm and continue round-the-clock until Monday (April 1) at 5 am.
They will be undertaken at the following areas:
1. Batasan-Commonwealth Tunnel, Filinvest 1 Road to fronting Sandigan (1st lane from plantbox, Quezon City)
2. West Avenue, Ligaya St. to Del Monte Avenue (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
3. Luzon Avenue SB, Congressional Avenue Ext. to before Luzon Flyover (1st lane from center), Quezon City
4. Commonwealth Avenue, Landbank to Elliptical Road (3rd lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
5. Mindanao Avenue, Tandang Sora Avenue to Longines St. (truck lane), Quezon City
6. Mindanao Avenue Tunnel to Sauyo Road (truck lane), Quezon City
7. Payatas Road, Batasan Road to Bayanihan St., Quezon City
8. Payatas Road between Singko St. & Leyte St., Quezon City
9. Payatas Road before Maynilad Pumping Station to Petron Gas Station (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
10. IBP-San Mateo Road, Quezon City
11. Roxas Boulevard NB between Lourdes St. & Vicente Sotto St., Pasay City
12. Roxas Boulevard NB between Remedios St. & Pasaje Del Carmen St., Pasay City
13. Roxas. Boulevard EDSA Flyover SB bridge approach (outer lane & inner lane), Pasay City
14. South Super Highway East Service Road, Parañaque City
15. EDSA NB Guadalupe before bridge (3rd lane), Makati City
16. EDSA NB Guadalupe P. Burgos St. near Jollibee and McDonald's (4th lane), Makati City
17. EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. (2nd lane), Makati City
18. EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. near Stoplight (2nd lane), Makati City
1. Batasan-Commonwealth Tunnel, Filinvest 1 Road to fronting Sandigan (1st lane from plantbox, Quezon City)
2. West Avenue, Ligaya St. to Del Monte Avenue (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
3. Luzon Avenue SB, Congressional Avenue Ext. to before Luzon Flyover (1st lane from center), Quezon City
4. Commonwealth Avenue, Landbank to Elliptical Road (3rd lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
5. Mindanao Avenue, Tandang Sora Avenue to Longines St. (truck lane), Quezon City
6. Mindanao Avenue Tunnel to Sauyo Road (truck lane), Quezon City
7. Payatas Road, Batasan Road to Bayanihan St., Quezon City
8. Payatas Road between Singko St. & Leyte St., Quezon City
9. Payatas Road before Maynilad Pumping Station to Petron Gas Station (1st lane from sidewalk), Quezon City
10. IBP-San Mateo Road, Quezon City
11. Roxas Boulevard NB between Lourdes St. & Vicente Sotto St., Pasay City
12. Roxas Boulevard NB between Remedios St. & Pasaje Del Carmen St., Pasay City
13. Roxas. Boulevard EDSA Flyover SB bridge approach (outer lane & inner lane), Pasay City
14. South Super Highway East Service Road, Parañaque City
15. EDSA NB Guadalupe before bridge (3rd lane), Makati City
16. EDSA NB Guadalupe P. Burgos St. near Jollibee and McDonald's (4th lane), Makati City
17. EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. (2nd lane), Makati City
18. EDSA NB Guadalupe JP Rizal Ext. near Stoplight (2nd lane), Makati City
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Motorists are advised to take alternate routes. The affected roads will be fully passable by 5 a.m. on Monday (April 1).
Motorists are advised to take alternate routes. The affected roads will be fully passable by 5 a.m. on Monday (April 1).
MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the Holy Week break is the best time for the contractors to complete their work works and reblocking activities since "fewer vehicles are on Metro Manila streets during that period."
MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the Holy Week break is the best time for the contractors to complete their work works and reblocking activities since "fewer vehicles are on Metro Manila streets during that period."
"The clearance for the 24-hour road works aims to strike a balance between maintaining infrastructure and minimizing disruptions and inconvenience to motorists after the significantly religious holidays," he said.
"The clearance for the 24-hour road works aims to strike a balance between maintaining infrastructure and minimizing disruptions and inconvenience to motorists after the significantly religious holidays," he said.
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