And the list keeps growing every day.
When before they only had Espana Boulevard to worry about when the rainy season comes, a lot of motorists have added more and more areas of concern for flooding in Metro Manila.
The misery that the recent habagat brought to Metro Manila recalled images of the young lawyer-to-be who drove his car through waist-high flood, then uttered “I wasn’t informed” of the flood. This made him an Internet celebrity for the wrong reason. Another case was the Land Rover Defender that got stuck on Araneta Ave.
Stalled vehicles, of course, are a common sight during heavy flooding, and it’s only in the Philippines where this road misery becomes a source of income for people who prey on the unlucky drivers by offering their services for a fee.
Here are some of the streets and intersections to seriously consider avoiding when a continuous downpour lasts for hours:
España Blvd. from the Antipolo-Maceda area all the way to UST in Manila
The Lagusnilad underpass in the Manila City Hall vicinity
Araneta Ave. near Talayan, Quezon City
Maysilo Circle—Boni Avenue and its vicinity, Kalentong Street, New Panaderos Street, Shaw Boulevard and Acacia Lane, Mandaluyong City
Osmeña-Skyway northbound in Makati
Santolan-Edsa in Camp Aguinaldo Area
Edsa-North Avenue, Quezon City
Don Bosco, Makati
Most parts of Taft Ave. in Manila
Rizal Ave. cor. R. Papa, Sampaloc, Manila
Buendia-South Superhighway southbound, Makati
Buendia-South Superhighway northbound, Makati
C5 Bagong Ilog area
Chino Roces Ave. corner Dela Rosa, Makati
West Service Road, Merville, Paranaque
Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati
East Ave. cor. Edsa, Quezon City
Aurora Blvd., Araneta Ave., Quezon City
Victory Avenue, E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon City
Commonwealth Ave., Philcoa, Quezon City
C5 before Aurora Katipunan flyover, Quezon City
Quiapo, Manila
Makati Diversion Channel, South Superhighway, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Barangay Doña Imelda, Damayan Lagi, Tatalon, Quezon City
Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Parañaque City
Quirino Avenue in the areas of Plaza Dilao, and Pedro Gil and Guazon Streets, Manila
Source: MMDA/Project Noah/Inquirer Research
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