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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos recently inspected the ground level of several flyovers along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). According to Abalos, this is in line with the agency’s drive against urban decay and to ensure orderliness and cleanliness in the metropolis. Areas inspected by the traffic chief were EDSA-Kamuning, Timog and […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority reopened the General Tinio U-turn slot along EDSA in Caloocan City after the agency received complaints of heavy traffic in the area. “To alleviate the heavy traffic flow, we will reopen the U-turn slot in Gen. Tinio pending the proposed elevated bus ramps,” MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said after his […]