STARTING today, Friday, motorcycles will no longer be allowed on the EDSA-Kamuning service road as part of the traffic adjustments due to the closure of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover for repair and retrofitting, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.
MMDA chief Romando Artes said traffic adjustments would be made at the southbound lane of the EDSA-Kamuning area after conducting an inspection and traffic assessment yesterday over the flyover’s closure.
Artes said motorcycles could take alternative routes such as Scout Borromeo, Panay Avenue, Mother Ignacia Avenue, and Scout Albano.
“This is to lessen the traffic on the Kamuning service road. All vehicles, including motorcycles, are urged to use the alternate routes,” Artes said in a statement after the inspection along with Department of Public Works and Highways-NCR Regional Director Loreta Malaluan and representatives from the Quezon City government.
He added that during the inspection, slow-moving traffic was observed on the service road.
“Additional traffic enforcers will also be deployed to better manage and guide passing motorists and other road users. More directional and traffic signages will also be installed to guide them along identified alternate routes, “ Artes said.
Data from the MMDA Traffic Engineering Center showed that 24,000 four-wheeled vehicles and 23,000 motorcycles traverse the southbound lanes of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover daily.
Artes said they will further intensify clearing operations on Mabuhay Lanes and alternate routes in the area to ensure they are passable to vehicular traffic.
“Barangay officials will help in clearing alternate routes and ensuring smooth traffic flow in the area,” said Artes.
Malaluan said the retrofitting, to be conducted round-the-clock, will strengthen the EDSA-Kamuning flyover for potential earthquakes, or the “Big One.”
Two lanes of the southbound lane of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover have been partially closed since last Wednesday for a six-month retrofitting and rehabilitation. The other lane is being used exclusively for the EDSA busway.
