Emergency roadworks along EDSA set this weekend

Due to the damage caused by Typhoon Egay (international name Doksuri) and monsoon rains in the past few days, the Department of Public Works and Highway DPWH) will conduct emergency repairs along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).

Based on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) advisory, the department will implement emergency asphalt overlaying and reblocking on specific portions of the aforementioned thoroughfare from Buendia to Muñoz, (north and south bound lanes) starting 10 p.m. tomorrow (August 4) until 5 a.m. of August 9:

• Fronting Hurom/Philam Homes
• Before Benitez Street (after Trinoma)
• BBM headquarters (near Octoboy)
• DDT Skytower (Centris Station)-Albano
• Before Guadalupe Bridge (whole length)
• Rockwell Footbridge-Kalayaan (whole length)
• Footbridge before Trinoma–in front of Landmark
• Quezon City Second District Engineering Office-Centris
• Corinthians after Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Before MMDA (Sunshine Media Marketing)
• Metro Rail Transit Guadalupe station-Guadalupe Bridge
• Footbridge Trinoma-SM North
• Front SM North and Nice Hotel-Muñoz footbridge
• Fronting Ricoa-Avida Towers
• Before Floor Central and Wilcon

Motorists who could be affected with the roadworks are advised to take alternate routes such as the following:

Skyway (Alternate Route via Skyway from north to south heading to destination)

On-Ramp

• North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Balintawak
• Quezon Avenue
• Plaza Dilao
• Nagtahan

Off-Ramp

• Quezon Avenue
• Nagtahan
• Zobel Buendia 
• Ninoy Aquino Aquino International Airport 1,2, and 3
• Doña Soledad
• Santos
• Alabang Zapote
• South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Elevated extension

Alternate Routes via Skyway from south to north (going to destination)

On-Ramp

• SLEX Elevated extension
• Alabang Zapote Road
• Santos
• Doña Soledad
• Quirino
• Nagtahan
• Quezon Avenue

Off-Ramp

• Magallanes
• Don Bosco
• Amorsolo
• Buendia
• Quirino
• Nagtahan
• Quezon Avenue
• Rivera
• Bonifacio
• Balintawak
• NLEX

Mabuhay Lane routes for private vehicles going north to south:

• Route 1: Vehicles coming from EDSA should turn right at West Avenue, right at Quezon Avenue, U-turn near Magbanua, right at Timog, right at Tomas Morato, right at E. Rodriguez, left at Gilmore, straight Granada, right to Pinaglabanan or right at N. Domingo, left at Pinaglabanan, right at P. Guevarra, left at Luna Mencias, right at Shaw Boulevard, left at Acacia Lane, right at F. Ortigas, left at P. Cruz, left at F. Blumentritt, left at Coronado, then take Mandaluyong-Makati Bridge to destination.
• Motorists from EDSA should turn right at West Avenue, right at Del Monte Avenue, left at Santo Domingo or Biak na Bato, right at Amoranto, left at Banawe or D. Tuazon, right at Maria Clara or Dapitan to destination.
• Route 3: Vehicles from NLEX should exit at Mindanao Avenue access ramp, right at Mindanao Avenue, left at Congressional, right at Luzon Avenue, take bridge crossing Commonwealth Avenue, Katipunan Avenue, C-5 to destination.
• Route 4: Motorists from Quezon City heading to Makati should take N. Domingo, left at Blumentritt-Kalentong, left at Manalo Street, right at Mariano, right at Luna Mencias, right at Shaw Boulevard, left at Acacia Lane, right at F. Ortigas, left at P. Cruz, left at F. Blumentritt, Coronado, take Mandaluyong-Makati Bridge or take Barangka Drive Pantaleon-Estrella Bridge, to destination.
• Route 5: Coming from Quezon City, Makati-bound vehicles may take E. Rodriguez, left at Matimyas-Plaza Noli to Fajardo, left at V.G. Cruz, right at Lardizabal, left at M. Dela Fuente, right at Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Nagtahan to President Quirino, left at South Superhighway to destination.
• Route 6: Vehicles coming from NLEX should turn right at Balintawak Cloverleaf to EDSA going to Monumento, left at A. De Jesus Street (8th Street), left at C-3, right at A. Bonifacio, take Mayon Avenue, Welcome Rotonda to destination.

Mabuhay Lane Routes for private vehicles from south to north:

• Route 7: From EDSA, north-heading motorists should take Estrella, E. Pantaleon Bridge, Barangka Drive, left at Nueve de Febrero, right at M. Martinez Avenue, straight to Gomezville, straight to Hoover, Wilson, left at Ortigas Avenue, Granada, right at N. Domingo, left at Hemady, right at Scout Tobias, left at Timog Avenue, right at Quezon Avenue, Quezon Memorial Circle, right at Visayas Avenue, left at Congressional Avenue, right at Mindanao Avenue to destination.
• Route 8: From EDSA, vehicles should turn right at Banahaw Street, right at Makiling, left at Benitez, straight at St. Joseph, left at Ortigas Avenue to Greenhills Shopping Center.
• Route 9: Vehicles from EDSA may turn right at Annapolis, right at Eisenhower, left at Club Filipino, Ortigas Avenue to Greenhills Shopping Center.
• Route 10: Motorists within EDSA may turn right at Connecticut, Ortigas Avenue to Greenhills Shopping Center.
• Route 11: Coming from EDSA, drivers may use EDSA-Tramo Flyover, right at Andrews Avenue, straight to Airport Road, right at Roxas Boulevard take Service Road, Redemptorist to destination.

Photos from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

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