QC suspends implementation of South Triangle traffic scheme
The Quezon City government has temporarily suspended the implementation of a new traffic scheme in Barangay South Triangle that was supposed to start on Thursday, September 15.
This was announced over radio dzBB on Wednesday by retired general Elmo San Diego, head of the Quezon City-Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS).
San Diego explained that they did not anticipate that the digging being conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along Scout Borromeo, Mother Ignacio and Panay Avenue would not be finished in time for the start of the new traffic scheme.
San Diego on postponement: Hindi namin na-anticipate na hindi matatapos 'yung hukay ng DPWH sa Scout Borromeo, Mother Ignacia at Panay Ave.
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 14, 2016
San Diego said the implementation of the traffic scheme will be suspended pending the results of an upcoming coordination meeting.
UPDATE: Hindi muna ipatutupad simula bukas ang bagong traffic scheme sa South Triangle; hihintayin muna ang resulta ng coordination mtg.
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 14, 2016
In a news release, Quezon City Public Affairs department said Mayor Herbert Bautista ordered the postponement after barangay officials suggested that the traffic scheme be implemented only after all road works in the affected areas are completed.
According to the news release, Engr. Mark James Berboso, a project inspector from the DPWH, said the agency’s road improvement projects from Sgt. Esguerra to EDSA will be completed by November.
The new traffic scheme will be implemented by DPOS in coordination with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Existing U-turn slots along Quezon Avenue to EDSA will be closed while the intersection of Quezon Avenue corner Scout Borromeo and West 4th will be opened.
In summary, under the new traffic plan, there will be no right turns to the following streets:
- E. Lopez Street corner Samar Avenue and Tomas Morato
- GMA Network Drive corner EDSA and Samar Avenue
- Mother Ignacia corner Edsa, Scout Borromeo and Sgt. Esguerra
- Panay Avenue corner Dr. Garcia St., Roces, Scout Albano, Scout Borromeo, Scout Chuatoco, Scout Magbanua, Scout Reyes and Timog
- Scout Albano corner Quezon Avenue
- Scout Bayoran corner Sgt. Esguerra, Sgt. Tuazon
- Scout Madriñan corner Scout Tobias, Scout Ybardolaza and Tomas Morato
- Scout Ybardolaza corner Sgt. Esguerra
- Sgt. Esguerra corner E. Lopez, Panay Avenue, Scout Borromeo and Timog
Then there will no left turns to the following streets:
- E. Lopez corner Sgt. Esguerra
- Mother Ignacia corner E. Lopez, Samar Avenue, Scout Borromeo, Scout Madriñan, Scout Tobias and St. Esguerra
- Panay Avenue corner Dr. Garcia St., Roces Avenue, Scout Borromeo, Scout Chuatoco, Scout Magbanua, Scout Reyes, Scout Santiago, Sgt. Esguerra and Timog Avenue
- Scout Albano corner Panay Avenue
- Scout Bayoran corner Timog
- Scout Madriñan corner Scout Torillo and Scout Tuazon
- Sgt. Esguerra corner Mother Ignacia, Scout Bayoran, Scout Borromeo, Scout Ybardolza and Timog
Roads that will be declared as "no entry zones" are Scout Tobias coming from Scout Borromeo and Sgt. Esguerra coming from 11th Jamboree. — Veronica Pulumbarit/RSJ, GMA News