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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said that the traffic situation in the metropolis is expected to get worse in the next 15 years.
“In a dzBB interview, MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino said motorists and commuters will have to endure daily traffic jams all over Metro Manila until 2030 when the government starts implementing the ‘Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas,'” reports Perseus Echeminada in The Philippine Star.
“It’s a long way to go,” Tolentino said, referring to the current combo of “increasing number of vehicles, averaging 11,000 every month, and construction of infrastructure projects in the metropolis.”
The report noted: “The PHP26.7-billion Skyway Stage 3 project, which involves the construction of a 14.8-kilometer, six-lane elevated expressway that will connect the South Luzon Expressway to the North Luzon Expressway is expected to be operational by 2017. The project has eight access points, namely Buendia, Quirino, Nagtahan, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez, Quezon Avenue, Sgt. Rivera, and Balintawak. It is meant to help decongest EDSA and reduce travel time between Buendia in Makati City and Balintawak in Quezon City to 20 minutes or less from the existing two hours.”
“We just have to wait,” Tolentino said.
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