By Anna Liza Villas-Alavaren
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said construction activities for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 7 will reduce lanes along North Avenue in Quezon City starting this weekend, advising motorists to use listed alternative routes.
Jojo Garcia, MMDA assistant general manager for planning, said construction work will occupy one lane on each direction of the North Avenue, limiting to the lanes available for the motorists and public utility vehicles.
“He said construction work will be done in six phases. The Phase 1 will start on Saturday, 12 am along North Avenue from Veterans to Agham Road, said Garcia, in a press briefing in Makati City Friday.
To avoid being caught in traffic, Garcia advised motorists to leave an hour earlier than usual and use alternative routes instead:
Motorists traveling along North Avenue may turn left at Mindanao Avenue, right at Road 8, right at Visayas Avenue, right at QMC, then right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination and/or from Mindanao Ave right at Congressional Avenue, then right at Luzon Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue to destination. (vice versa).
Motorists traversing along Quezon Avenue may turn right at QMC right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination (vice versa).
Vehicles along East Avenue may take EDSA and/or V. Luna turn right at East Avenue to QMC, then right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination (vice versa).
Garcia said the MMDA have been conducting clearing operation to remove obstructions along alternative roads, calling on leaders in the Quezon local government to cooperate in their operation against illegal parking.
Garcia said the MMDA and contractors have agreed that movements that might affect traffic should be done during nighttime, from 11 pm to 5 am. A penalty will be imposed should the contractor violate the guidelines.
“Any movement should be coordinated with the agency and be confined to two lanes,” said Garcia.
He also appealed to bear with the expected traffic that the infrastructure project would cause.
The MMDA will deploy 20 traffic enforcers while contractor will position 16 flagmen to guide motorists passing by the area. Around 41,320 vehicles are traversing the North Avenue daily.
For her part, Evangeline Evangelista, public information office for MRT traffic management, said the construction of its first phase will begin in front of the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center and on Agham Road.
The second phase will cover a part of Agham Road and Mindanao Avenue, while the third phase will start on EDSA and Mindanao Avenue.
The phase 1 will involve bored pile concrete pouring for the foundation for a station of the MRT 7, a 22-kilometer rail system that will begin on EDSA North Avenue and will end in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
The government targets to complete the construction in the last quarter of 2019. It is expected to service over 400,000 passengers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Bulacan and Rizal.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said construction activities for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 7 will reduce lanes along North Avenue in Quezon City starting this weekend, advising motorists to use listed alternative routes.
Jojo Garcia, MMDA assistant general manager for planning, said construction work will occupy one lane on each direction of the North Avenue, limiting to the lanes available for the motorists and public utility vehicles.
“He said construction work will be done in six phases. The Phase 1 will start on Saturday, 12 am along North Avenue from Veterans to Agham Road, said Garcia, in a press briefing in Makati City Friday.
To avoid being caught in traffic, Garcia advised motorists to leave an hour earlier than usual and use alternative routes instead:
Motorists traveling along North Avenue may turn left at Mindanao Avenue, right at Road 8, right at Visayas Avenue, right at QMC, then right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination and/or from Mindanao Ave right at Congressional Avenue, then right at Luzon Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue to destination. (vice versa).
Motorists traversing along Quezon Avenue may turn right at QMC right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination (vice versa).
Vehicles along East Avenue may take EDSA and/or V. Luna turn right at East Avenue to QMC, then right at Commonwealth Avenue to destination (vice versa).
Garcia said the MMDA have been conducting clearing operation to remove obstructions along alternative roads, calling on leaders in the Quezon local government to cooperate in their operation against illegal parking.
Garcia said the MMDA and contractors have agreed that movements that might affect traffic should be done during nighttime, from 11 pm to 5 am. A penalty will be imposed should the contractor violate the guidelines.
“Any movement should be coordinated with the agency and be confined to two lanes,” said Garcia.
He also appealed to bear with the expected traffic that the infrastructure project would cause.
The MMDA will deploy 20 traffic enforcers while contractor will position 16 flagmen to guide motorists passing by the area. Around 41,320 vehicles are traversing the North Avenue daily.
For her part, Evangeline Evangelista, public information office for MRT traffic management, said the construction of its first phase will begin in front of the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center and on Agham Road.
The second phase will cover a part of Agham Road and Mindanao Avenue, while the third phase will start on EDSA and Mindanao Avenue.
The phase 1 will involve bored pile concrete pouring for the foundation for a station of the MRT 7, a 22-kilometer rail system that will begin on EDSA North Avenue and will end in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
The government targets to complete the construction in the last quarter of 2019. It is expected to service over 400,000 passengers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Bulacan and Rizal.
