infrastructure

Magallanes interchange cracks expose motorists to “extreme danger”

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has said that it should start repairing the 39-year old Magallanes interchange in Makati City. DPWH has warned that the cracks in the structure expose motorists to “extreme danger.”…

C3-MacArthur Highway road link nears completion

The North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link, a project of the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) is nearly complete. The project’s last component is Section 10, a 5.65-kilometer four-lane elevated road. The road is designed to link MacArthur…

Taller, stronger barriers for Skyway urged

One day after a shuttle van for Skyway employees became the second vehicle to fall off the elevated highway in four months, the head of a watch group monitoring government infrastructure projects called for higher and stronger…

EDSA ‘reblocking’ to cause traffic this weekend

MANILA, Philippines—Brace yourself for EDSA traffic even on the weekend, as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday that the Department of Public Works and Highways would be conducting reblocking and repair work on Edsa. Motorists…

MMDA suggests alternate routes as traffic hell begins

Alternative routes in Manila and Makati cities were suggested by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as two of the five southbound lanes of Osmeña Highway were closed Monday night. The closure marks the start of the…

Traffic rerouting options for Skyway 3 construction released

The Skyway O & M Corporation (Somco) on Monday has provided rerouting options for motorists who need to avoid the Skyway Stage 3 construction works. Construction on Skyway Stage 3 elevated highway will start Monday night, and…

MMDA suggests four-day school week as EDSA travel projected to slow to 1-9 kph

Desperate times call for desperate measures. At the start of a two-day “Traffic Summit” organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino proposed a four-day school week as one of the measures to…

Skyway Stage 3 to cut Buendia-Balintawak travel to 15 minutes

MANILA, Philippines—The launch of the first of two private sector-led elevated expressways linking northern and southern Metro Manila was held on Wednesday, marking the formal start of a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic jams in…

3rd stage of M. Manila skyway project to start in April

A company led by conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and Indonesia’s Citra Group have set for Wednesday the groundbreaking for its northern and southern connector road expressway, dubbed Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3. The project, to be undertaken…

Tourism roads to lead to Mt. Pulag park reservation

BAGUIO CITY—In the name of tourism, the government will improve the roads leading to the Mt. Pulag reservation this year amid concerns that the projects will further endanger the mountain’s rare plant and animal species. Edilberto Carabbacan,…

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