The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) advised motorists and commuters to expect traffic slowdown and to take alternate routes due to the resumption of their weekend road reblocking in Metro Manila this weekend.
DPWH said they resumed the road rehabilitation works along EDSA, C-5, and other road portions in Quezon City on Friday, May 13.
The road reblocking and repair works include northbound areas of EDSA Shaw in Mandaluyong City from EDSA Shaw Boulevard near Shaw MRT Station to Doña Julia Vargas Avenue and innermost/busway lane of EDSA Quezon City after New York Street to Kamuning, 1st lane from sidewalk.
Southbound directions will cover EDSA Quezon City after Aurora Boulevard to Arayat, 2nd lane from sidewalk; Service Road along South Avenue intersection, 3rd lane; Corner South Avenue to Kamuning Road, 2nd lane from sidewalk; and EDSA Caloocan City before Urbano Plata Street, 2nd lane from sidewalk.
Some areas in Quezon City that will also be affected: Northbound direction of Mindanao Avenue from Phoenix Gas Station to after Road 20, 2nd lane/truck lane; Agham Road after Quezon Avenue, 2nd lane from center island; C.P. Garcia Avenue fronting U.P. Ayala TBI, 1st block and 2nd block from sidewalk; Times Street corner West Avenue fronting Kowloon House; and Tandang Sora Avenue from Visayas Avenue to San Miguel Street.
Meanwhile, the same road repair activity will be conducted in C-5 Road particularly at northbound direction of the 4th lane before Mckinley Road in Makati City and southbound direction of Pasig Boulevard.
The affected lanes will be passable again by 5:00 a.m on Monday, May 16. -ml-gb Â
