Motorists are advised to take alternative routes as the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced a list of 18 roads that are scheduled to undergo major repairs this Holy Week.
In a traffic advisory emailed to reporters on Sunday, March 24, MMDA said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a telecommunications firm will take advantage of having fewer vehicles in Metro Manila since people will be heading to the provinces during this period.
MMDA acting chairman Don Artes acknowledged the Lenten break as the best time for contractors to complete their road works and reblocking activities.
“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,” said Artes.
The road works will start on 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
MMDA said the affected roads will be fully passable by 5 am on Monday, April 1.
