MMDA gears up for EDSA overhaul

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday revealed that intervention measures aimed at mitigating traffic disruptions during the planned rehabilitation of EDSA are expected to be released within the next week.

Traffic management plans were presented to Metro Manila mayors and their representatives during a Metro Manila Council meeting on Wednesday to gather additional input before the final plan is implemented.

MMDA chairperson Atty. Don Artes stressed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to prioritize public convenience during the major thoroughfare’s complete overhaul.

“With the expected decrease in lane capacity of EDSA, we are tasked to develop the final plan centered on the President’s directive to ease the inconvenience of motorists and most especially, commuters. We will likewise clear and maintain alternate routes which will be identified once the final plan has come out,” Artes said.

Meantime, Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Vince Dizon assured that the project is undergoing careful and thorough planning to minimize adverse effects.

“We want to lay out plans that are concrete, sure, and uncompromised to make sure that motorists and commuters will not bear too much burden as we roll out road works,” he said.

Dizon added that the EDSA overhaul is central to the President’s flagship infrastructure program, Build Better More.