Road closures on Edsa One anniversary

Some roads in Metro Manila will be closed to traffic starting midnight until 4 p.m. Wednesday for the 29th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

 

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority also said the number coding for Wednesday will still be in effect.

 

In posts on its social media account, the MMDA said the road closure will include:

Shaw Boulevard to Santolan and all perpendicular roads from east side.

- Internal Avenue

- Garden Way

- Julia Vargas

- Bank Drive

- Guadix

- Poveda

- Ortigas Avenue

- Corinthian Subdivision Gate 2

- White Plains

- Santolan

 

Ortigas Avenue

- Meralco-Ortigas Junction (southbound)

- Ortigas Ave.-Connecticut (northbound)

 

White Plains

- Whiteplains-Katipunan (southbound)

 

Alternate routes

 

Motorists may take these alternate routes.

 

From EDSA northbound:

- right to McKinley Rd. to C5 to destination

- right at Kalayaan Ave. to C5 to destination

- take Rockwell flyover, left turn to Estrella and utilize Estrella/Pantaleon Bridge which is now open to traffic

- right at J.P. Rizal to C5 to destination

- right at Pioneer St. to C5 to destination

- right at Shaw Blvd. to C5 to destination

- right at J. Vargas Ave. to C5 to destination

 

From EDSA southbound:

- right to Santolan, left turn to Ortigas Ave. right turn to Wilson, left at P. Guevarra and Shaw Blvd., right turn to EDSA to destination.

 

Number coding

 

Meanwhile, the MMDA said tthe number coding scheme is not lifted on Wednesday

 

Under the number coding system, vehicles cannot pass major roads in Metro Manila from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., depending on the last digit of their license plates.

 

Covered by the number coding on Monday are vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 and 2; 3 and 4 on Tuesdays; 5 and 6 on Wednesdays; 7 and 8 on Thursdays; and 9 and 0 on Fridays.

 

Traffic aides

 

Meanwhile, MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said 1,104 traffic and clearing operations personnel will man traffic along EDSA, and guide motorists using the alternate routes.

 

They will also implement the traffic management plan that will sustain the unimpeded flow of vehicles. —Joel Locsin/NB, GMA News