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Firm may challenge NLEx-SLEx road project

MALAYSIAN conglomerate MTD Group is considering challenging the Philippine infrastructure unit of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd. for the right to build an elevated connector road project linking the North Luzon Expressway and South Luzon Expressway.…

No Holy Week break from Edsa traffic

EXPECT heavy traffic on Edsa during the four-day Holy Week break, not because of vehicular volume but due to the repair of certain areas on the southbound and northbound lanes. In the agency’s Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…

MMDA tries shorter Edsa lane barriers

THEY’RE much shorter—but are they safer? “Concrete delineators” that rise just four to six inches off the pavement on Edsa will soon replace the much taller plastic and concrete barriers, which have been  blamed for recent vehicular…

HPG: Concrete barriers replacing plastics on Edsa

Blamed for some road mishaps, the orange plastic barriers separating lanes for private cars and passenger buses on Edsa would soon be replaced with concrete dividers, the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police said…

Celebrities recall heady Edsa days

Even movie stars and TV celebrities felt the spirit of the Edsa People Power  Revolution 30 years ago as they joined fellow  Filipinos on those four heady days that changed the course of the nation’s history. Tessie…

MMDA issues traffic advisory to motorists for EDSA rites

MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has warned motorists of possible traffic along the northbound lane of Edsa from Santolan to the People Power Monument since organizers of the Edsa People Power anniversary will hold…

MMDA assigns 1,159 men to Edsa on Feb. 25

More than 1,000 personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be assigned to Edsa to manage traffic flow, maintain cleanliness and respond to emergencies for the celebration of the 30th Edsa People Power anniversary on…

Plan to close streets for Edsa museum scrapped; traffic plan for anniversary set

MANILA — Due to concerns over traffic jams along Edsa and White Plains Avenue in Quezon City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Thursday that the plan to close the westbound lane of White Plains…

‘Road sharing’ demo to close parts of Roxas Blvd on Sunday

Parts of Roxas Boulevard will be closed Sunday morning for an activity that hopes to demonstrate how “road sharing”—a concept that encourages commuters to reduce their dependence on cars—would look like. The activity was earlier scheduled to…

Imperial couple, Aquino discuss Metro traffic jams

Although he may not find himself tied up in Metro Manila’s heavy traffic, which is partly due to the popularity of Japanese-made cars, Emperor Akihito said “congestion” was one of the major issues in the transportation sector.…

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