MMDA to adjust traffic in Edsa-Kamuning area for flyover rehab

“All vehicles, including motorcycles, are urged to use the alternate routes,” said Chairman Romando Artes after he and other MMDA officials, representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and Quezon City local government inspected traffic situation in the area.

The alternate routes include Scout Borromeo, Panay Avenue, Mother Ignacia Avenue, and Scout Albano.

“This move is to lessen the traffic on Kamuning service road,” added Artes.

During the inspection, slow-moving traffic was observed on the service road.

Additional traffic enforcers will also be deployed to better manage and guide passing motorists and other road users. More directional and traffic signages will also be installed to guide them along identified alternate routes, said Artes.

Moreover, the agency will request the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the EDSA carousel buses to utilize the service road daily from 11 pm to ensure uninterrupted retrofitting works at the flyover.

Data from the MMDA Traffic Engineering Center showed that 24,000 four-wheeled vehicles and 23,000 motorcycles traverse the southbound lanes of the flyover daily.

The agency, in close coordination with the Quezon City government, will also continue its intensified clearing operations on Mabuhay Lanes and along other identified alternate routes to ensure they are passable.

“Barangay officials will help in clearing alternate routes and ensuring smooth traffic flow in the area,” said Artes.

The road works, which will be conducted in six months, aim to strengthen the flyover to prepare it for potential massive earthquakes.

The southbound lane of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover has been partially closed since May 1, for a much-needed six-month retrofitting and rehabilitation. Works take up two lanes of the flyover. The other remaining lane is being used exclusively for the EDSA busway. — Joel E. Zurbano