The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has canceled the implementation of the odd-even traffic scheme following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to suspend the EDSA Rebuild project “to find a better way” to ease the burden on the commuting public. 

MMDA Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the suspension presents an opportunity to revisit the current traffic management plan meant to ease expected congestion during the project’s scheduled two-year rehabilitation.

“Pursuant to the directive of the President, the MMDA will suspend the imposition of the odd-even scheme, which was part of the traffic management plan intended to decongest EDSA before the looming rebuild,” Artes said.

“The postponement will give us time to look for other traffic-mitigating options for the EDSA Rebuild that will be less burdensome to motorists and the commuting public,” he added.

The MMDA will continue enforcing the existing number coding scheme.