The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has given the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) permission to begin retrofitting the southbound lane of EDSA Kamuning Flyover.
The retrofitting will start on April 25 and will last for 11 months.
MMDA acting chairman Romando Artes assured the public that necessary traffic management will be implemented and the Mabuhay Lanes will be utilized as alternate routes during the repairs.
He emphasized that the retrofitting of the Kamuning Flyover is crucial to prevent further damage and ensure it is structurally sound and ready in case of disasters such as earthquakes.
Artes said the agency will coordinate with the Quezon City local government unit, DPWH, Quezon City Police District, Highway Patrol Group, and the barangay to manage the traffic.
“The re-decking of the flyover cannot be deferred. We assure the public that we will manage the traffic in such a way that the impact of the repair is minimal to the motorists.”
Artes also said that leading to the start and during the repair of the flyover, the agency will intensify clearing operations in areas within the vicinity.
“This is to make sure that roads serving as alternate routes are clear and obstruction-free to minimize the effects of the repairs in traffic,” he said.
In a press conference Thursday, the MMDA also announced that the DPWH will also conduct road reblocking and repairs along 14 major thoroughfares in the National Capital Region beginning at 11 p.m. on April 5 until next week.
Artes said the agency only allowed roadworks by the DPWH starting Friday until either April 10 or 11, depending if April 10 will be declared as a holiday. April 10 has already been declared a holiday.
“We will only allow DPWH to conduct 24-hour road repairs, which they commit to finish on time and implement properly in the same manner as they implemented it during last Holy Week’s road repairs,” the MMDA chief explained.
Among the areas to be affected by the road works are the following:
· Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City (from Commonwealth Avenue going C-5 Road)
· Serrano Avenue, Quezon City (corners of 15th Ave. and 20th Ave.)
· EDSA Northbound Mandaluyong (Apo Street to Pioneer St.)
· EDSA Southbound Mandaluyong (after Gate 4 to EDSA Shrine)
· Roxas Boulevard Northbound Pasay (between Lourdes St. & Vicente Sotto St.)
· Roxas Boulevard Northbound Manila (between Remedios St. & Pasaje del Carmen St.)
· Roxas Boulevard EDSA Flyover Southbound Pasay (bridge approach, outer & inner lane)
· IBP-San Mateo Road Quezon City (fronting Robinson Easymart to Jollibee, 1st lane from center)
· Luzon Avenue Southbound Quezon City (Congressional Ave. Extension to before Luzon Flyover, 1st lane from center)
· Mindanao Avenue Northbound Quezon City (Uno Fuel to Chinabank, truck lane)
· Payatas Road Quezon City bound to Batasan Road (before Maynilad Pumping Station to G3 Center, outer lane)
· Payatas Road Quezon City bound to Batasan Road (Batasan Rd. to Bayanihan St. / Samar St. to Leyte St., outer lane)
· Araneta Avenue Quezon City (Wayan St. to Mauban St., 1st lane from sidewalk)
· Payatas Road Quezon City (Singko St. to Samar St., inner lane)
Artes also said that allowing only DPWH to conduct road repairs was a result of the unfinished road works of private contractors last Holy Week.
“We have penalized the two contractors of a telecommunications company who were unable to comply with the deadline set for road works during the Lenten break. They will be fined P1.260 million,” Artes said.