Tag: Heavy Traffic

MMDA: Expect heavier traffic in Metro Manila due to simultaneous road works

By Phoebe Salvador  Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has notified the public of heavier traffic in the second half of 2018 due to road construction and maintenance projects in different locations in Metro Manila. According to MMDA, the simultaneous road projects include the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) drainage enhancement project along A. Bonifacio Road; construction of an elevated guideway for the Metro Rail Transit 7 (MRT-7) along North Avenue; and emergency […]

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Transport strike set in Metro, several provinces on Monday

(Eagle News) — Commuters will have to brace themselves on Monday, as transport groups are set to stage a strike in Metro Manila and in several provinces in protest of a looming jeepney phaseout. The Southern Police District’s public information office said in a statement that the rallyists are set to assemble at Monumento Circle at 6 a.m. on Monday, and in other “protest centers” around the city. The statement did not specify the other protest […]

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MPD advises motorists regarding heavy traffic due to Poe rally

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Police District advised motorists to expect heavy traffic, especially in the southbound lane of Quezon Boulevard near Plaza Miranda due to the proclamation rally of Senator Grace Poe and Senator Chiz Escudero. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

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MMDA warns against heavy traffic on November 13

In anticipation of the coming long vacation during the APEC summit, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority warned against the heavy traffic on November 30 as students and government employees avail of the said long vacation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Diskusyon – Heavy traffic in main roads

Heavy traffic in our country’s main thoroughfares causes billions of pesos lost every year, which significantly impacts our economy, thus necessitating speedy resolution. There is also a need for safety inspections of commercial vehicles as well as strict processing in the giving of licenses especially to the drivers of trucks and public vehicles since citizens’ lives are also on the line. The government must monitor this long-standing traffic problem before the situation reaches more critical […]

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Expect Heavy Traffic With Start of Skyway Project

According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino, expect heavy traffic as the Department of Public Works and Highway starts the construction of Skyway 3 project, an elevated expressway which aims to alleviate traffic problems in EDSA, Quezon Avenue and Araneta Avenue as well as connecting the North Luzon and South Luzon Expressways.

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