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MMDA TO MOTORISTS: STAY OUT OF EDSA BUS LANE

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued a stern warning to motorists and motorcycle riders to stay out of the EDSA Bus Carousel Lane after a fatal hit-and-run incident happened at the EDSA Shaw Boulevard tunnel-southbound recently. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the agency’s Metrobase was able to capture the incident where a […]

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PROVINCIAL BUSES ALLOWED IN EDSA DURING HOLY WEEK

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that provincial buses shall be allowed on EDSA during the Holy Week. From April 3 to 5, provincial buses will be allowed on EDSA from 10 pm to 5 am; and from April 6 to 10, round-a-clock. This is to accommodate the expected influx of passengers going to […]

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MMDA TO PUT EXCLUSIVE BIKE, MOTORCYCLE LANES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will establish exclusive lanes for bicycles, public utility vehicles, and motorcycles along Commonwealth Avenue in a bid to ensure safety among road users and likewise promote the decongestion of traffic flow in the area. This was after the Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of Metro Manila mayors, agreed in […]

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MMDA EYES REVIVAL OF EXCLUSIVE MOTORCYCLE LANE

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened its two-day motorcycle consultation workshop aimed to have a consensus and action plan to further improve traffic management along major thoroughfares, including the possible creation of an exclusive motorcycle lane, specifically along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. MMDA Acting Chairman Engr. Carlo Antonio Dimayuga III said that the […]

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MMDA OPENS EDSA MOTORCYCLE, BIKE REPAIR STATION

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority today inaugurated a motorcycle and bicycle repair station at the ground level of Quezon Avenue flyover in EDSA for motorcycle riders and cyclists who need emergency road assistance. The repair station, which is open from 5am to 9pm, is equipped with basic repair and vulcanizing tools, as well as trained […]

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NUMBER CODING SCHEME STILL SUSPENDED – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) stands firm on its decision not to re-implement the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme as traffic is still manageable even if the volume of vehicles on EDSA is slowly nearing pre-pandemic scale. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said he sees no need yet to […]

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ABALOS TO MOTORISTS: USE MABUHAY LANES

As the use of the Skyway Stage 3 is no longer for free, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) revisited the Mabuhay Lanes as it expects additional vehicular volume on EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos inspected part of Mabuhay Lane Route 1 in Mother Ignacia, Scout Esguerra, and Scout Ybardolaza in Quezon City. Abalos personally […]

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MMDA PUTS UP EDSA MOTORCYCLE EMERGENCY LAY-BY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) unveiled its emergency lay-by at the ground level of the Quezon Avenue Flyover on EDSA where motorcycle riders can seek shelter during heavy rain. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said motorcycle riders would be allowed to stop at the emergency lay-by when raining so they do not block the highway […]

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MMDA REOPENS DARIO BRIDGE U-TURN SLOT – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reopened the Dario Bridge U-turn slot in Quezon City to help ease traffic congestion on the northbound lanes of EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the reopening of U-turn slot at Dario Bridge aims to decongest traffic and reduce motorists’ travel time in the area. “This would benefit […]

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DPWH OPENS KALAYAAN BRIDGE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, now called the Kalayaan Bridge, is finally opened having been inaugurated just in time as the country celebrated 123rd Independence Day on June 12. Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the inauguration of Kalayaan Bridge connecting Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig City is […]