Meralco Avenue to be closed starting next month

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that the northbound and southbound portions of Meralco Avenue in Pasig City will be closed to traffic starting next month to make way for the construction of the Shaw Boulevard station of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).

In a statement issued over the weekend, the transportation department said that the road closure will begin on October 3 and will take effect until 2028. It will cover the front section of Capitol Commons up to the corner of Shaw Boulevard.

“Meralco Avenue will serve as the project’s access point to the subway’s Shaw Boulevard Station,” the agency explained.

Motorists are advised to take alternative routes to be provided by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the City Governments of Pasig and Mandaluyong.

Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJ) from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will have to take Captain Henry Javier Street to Danny Floro Street and vice versa.

Meanwhile, modernized Jeepneys from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will be rerouted to Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Avenue and vice versa.

UV Express vehicles from Meralco Avenue going to Shaw Boulevard will have to use Dona Julia Vargas Avenue to San Miguel Avenue or Anda Road to Camino Verde.

Private vehicles may take any of the available routes.

The first underground mass transit system in the country, the 33-kilometer MMSP will cut across eight cities in the National Capital Region, and pass three central business districts.

The modern railway system (touted as the country’s project of the century) that will stretch from Valenzuela City to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City is eyed to service as much as 370,000 passengers daily. According to the DOTR, the MMSP can trim down travel time between Quezon City to NAIA from an hour and 10 minutes to 35 hours.

Photos from Department of Transportation

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