Meralco Avenue section to be closed for Metro Manila Subway Project construction

The north and southbound lanes of a section of Meralco Avenue in Pasig City will be closed beginning next month to make way for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project-Shaw Boulevard Station (MMSP), the Department of Transportation said on Sunday.

In an advisory, the DOTr said the front section of Capitol Commons up to the corner of Shaw Boulevard would be impassable to motorists starting October 3, 2022 until 2028.

“Meralco Avenue will serve as the project’s access point to the subway’s Shaw Boulevard Station,” the DOTr said.

“Motorists are advised to take alternative routes to be provided by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the City Governments of Pasig and Mandaluyong,” it added.

There would be traffic rerouting schemes for public utility jeepneys, modernized jeepneys, UV expresses vehicles/units, and private vehicle

·      Public Utility Jeepneys: from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Captain Henry Javier Street to Danny Floro Street and vice versa

·      Modernized Jeepneys: from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Avenue and vice versa

·      UV Expresses Vehicles/Units: from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Avenue or Anda Road to Camino Verde

·      Private vehicles: all available routes are accessible

Hailed as the “Project of the Century”, the DOTr said that the MMSP will be the first underground mass transit system in the Philippines.

“Funded by the Japanese government, the subway is a 33-kilometer rail line that will stretch from Valenzuela City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City, reducing travel time between Quezon City and NAIA from 1 hour and 10 minutes to just 35 minutes,” it said.

“Once operational, the 33-km underground mass system will cut across eight cities in Metro Manila, passing three central business districts, and service up to 370,000 passengers daily,” it added. — DVM, GMA News