Brace yourselves for even more awful traffic situations, folks.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the intersection of Quezon Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City will be temporarily closed to traffic starting Sat, May 21. This is to give way to the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 (MMSS-3) project.
“In a traffic advisory, the MMDA has advised left-turning traffic from Roosevelt Avenue to Quezon Avenue to take instead the U-turn slot in front of Maxima. As part of the traffic rerouting, the MMDA said traffic lights in the area will be in flashing mode and the U-turn slot will be opened for affected vehicles going to EDSA,” reports Mike Frialde on Philstar.com.
The report noted: “Roosevelt Avenue has become an alternate route for vehicles from the northern side of Araneta Avenue because of the ongoing MMSS-3 construction project, said the MMDA. This has resulted to an increase in left-turning vehicle traffic (an average daily increase in the number of vehicles at 6,000) and causing traffic gridlock in the area.”
The report further explained that “the MMSS–3 Project is an elevated expressway over its entire length from Buendia, Makati City to Balintawak, Quezon City with a distance of about 14.82 kms. and also includes improvement works in selected at–grade sections.” The MMSS-3 aims to pull in and ease traffic and access through eight strategically located interchanges: Buendia, Pres. Quirino Avenue, Plaza Dilao and Nagtahan, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Sgt. Rivera, and Balintawak with a total of 14 toll plazas.
The project cost is at PHP26.7 billion and targeted to be operational after 36 months or after construction started on Feb 10, 2015.
