road works

More dissent: PUV drivers complain about flyover closure

Drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City said on Monday that their operations had been disrupted by the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover and intersection with no clear solutions in sight.…

DPWH shuns Poe plea to stop work on bridge needing rehab

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has rejected Senator Grace Poe’s appeal to reconsider the closure and rehabilitation of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge. Starting January 19, the bridge that connects the cities of…

Part of Marcos Highway closed to traffic nightly

For the next eight months, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement an alternating road closure scheme on a portion of Marcos Highway at night as work begins on the platform of the Light Rail Transit…

Crane falls near C-5 toll plaza; motorists warned of heavy traffic

A crane used in the construction of Skyway-C-5 extension project collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, causing heavy traffic in areas of Taguig. The crane of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. fell down around 2 p.m. and blocked the northbound lane of C-5…

Traffic to improve on Sucat road by October

Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez has appealed for more patience from residents and motorists passing through Sucat Road which has earned the moniker “Little Edsa” for its notorious traffic jams. “A little more sacrifice and residents of this…

Light rail firms finally agree to put up common QC station

Business executives from SM Prime Holdings, Ayala Land Inc., San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and the Manuel V. Pangilinan  group or Metro Pacific are poised to seal a deal that will pave the way for a common station…

Historic Anda Circle roundabout faces demolition

A historic landmark in Manila is about to give way to the demands of present day traffic. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is eyeing the demolition of the historic Anda Circle in Manila to…

Travelers take note: road repairs on major Luzon roads

It’s not only Metro Manila residents who will bear the brunt of road repairs this Holy Week. Aside from concrete reblocking on EDSA, there are road repairs scheduled or ongoing in over a dozen major thoroughfares in…

EDSA road repairs this weekend

Motorists are in for heavy traffic on some segments of EDSA and Kamuning Road this weekend. The Department of Public Works and Highways will carry out road repairs.   In an advisory, the agency’s Public Information Division…

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…