traffic

Ending Metro Manila traffic woes

Can Metro Manila’s traffic woes ever disappear?” The National Academy of Science and Technology asked me that question at its 36th Annual Scientific Meeting on July 9. For harassed Metro Manila commuters, it is a question begging…

MMDA bares traffic rerouting for SONA on Monday

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) bared its traffic rerouting plan for motorists along the peripheral roads of the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City where the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno…

MMDA: Edsa rehabilitation may push through in 2016

The much-delayed rehabilitation of Edsa may push through next year. Following a meeting between Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino and Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson on Monday, the two officials agreed that the P3.74-billion…

Road repair and closures this weekend

The Department of Public Works and Highways will perform its customary road repair and reblocking from  June 19, Friday 10 PM to June 22, Monday 5 AM. Southbound: – Along E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave. / C-5 between…

MMDA man makes own ‘cheap’ helmet camera to deter road bullies

If policemen draw courage from the guns they wield, this traffic marshal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) feels “protected” thanks to the camera he brings to work. But instead of just toting his clicker like…

30,000 brave 30 km of traffic to watch Katy Perry concert

Rush-hour traffic on Edsa late afternoon Thursday was really bad, but some 30,000 people apparently didn’t mind traveling more than 30 kilometers out of town to Marilao, Bulacan province, to catch international pop star Katy Perry’s show…

MMDA pushes bus express lane on Skyway 3

LONG before the completion of the Skyway Stage 3 project, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has asked the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to designate an express lane for buses on the elevated roadway, one…

MMDA, LGUs team up to ease traffic near Naia

MANILA, Philippines–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and officials of Parañaque and Pasay cities have agreed to team up and clear roads leading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia). The mere presence of enforcers, according to…

Ayala Bridge reopening moved from April to June

Due to unforeseen circumstances in the ongoing rehabilitation work, Ayala Bridge in Manila will remain closed to vehicles until June 10, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Thursday. “For public safety reasons and…

Traffic flow along expressways in North eases

DAGUPAN CITY—Police and officials manning the expressways in central and northern Luzon have intensified the monitoring of traffic flow as motorists return to Metro Manila from their Holy Week vacation in northern Luzon provinces. On Sunday afternoon,…

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