Edsa Traffic

Metro Manila commuters face manic Monday

MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of employees in Metro Manila who plan to take public transportation when they return to work on Monday should prepare for a possibly longer trip than what they were used to…

MMDA to motorists: Cooperate with stop-and-go scheme for SEA Games

MANILA, Philippines — Days before the country hosts the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reminded the public to cooperate with all the traffic schemes they will implement from November 30 to…

Walking above Edsa to your next ride? Not sci-fi, but plan taking shape

It’s 2021 and you’re walking literally above Edsa to your next jeepney, bus or train ride. This is not a scenario from a sci-fi novel but a plan starting to take shape thanks to the Asian Development…

Lawmaker proposes SMART roadway under EDSA

PASIG City Rep. Roman Romulo in a statement issued Sunday proposed a dual-purpose channel beneath EDSA, similar to Kuala Lumpur’s Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART). “A Malaysian-type SMART underneath EDSA is another option that might help…

EDSA 2? A second level on EDSA, that is

TO significantly increase the capacity of EDSA, why not build a 10-lane elevated expressway over it? This was the proposal forwarded on Wednesday by food, drinks and infrastructure conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), according to a report…

Lawmaker thinks private cars should be banned on EDSA during rush hours

CALOOCAN second district Rep. Edgar Erice during the 2020 budget hearing of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday said EDSA should be a “mass transport highway” and only allow public utility vehicles during rush hours.…

170 HPG personnel on 56 vehicles to keep an eye on EDSA traffic

MEMBERS of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) will be constantly visible on EDSA, especially during rush hours when traffic congestion is worst. The announcement was made on Wednesday to reporters by new HPG director Brig.…

One-way traffic plan for EDSA, C-5 pushed anew

IT HAS been proposed at least twice in the last two years, with the plan not gaining any traction. Still, a group believes implementing a paired one-way traffic scheme on EDSA and C-5 will ease congestion on…

MMDA: Legal hurdles mean no new traffic policies on EDSA

METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic chief for EDSA Edison “Bong” Nebrija on Wednesday said the agency is unable to implement new schemes as its policy proposals have been shot down, a report published in the Philippine…

EDSA traffic grounds to a halt due to suspicious box

POLICE on Friday morning temporarily closed off the underpass at the intersection of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard, causing traffic to grind to a halt on Metro Manila’s busiest thoroughfare, after a suspicious box was discovered abandoned in…