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‘I think in a few days, we will be able to set up already the traffic management protocols,’ says Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manny Bonoan
MANILA, Philippines – The rehabilitation of the country’s busiest thoroughfare may finally start in a few weeks after facing several delays.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manny Bonoan said construction work on EDSA may finally start “anytime within June.” He added the DPWH is already working with the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in identifying alternative routes, among other things, to prepare.
“I think in a few days, we will be able to set up already the traffic management protocols,” Bonoan said in a televised interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Tuesday, May 20.
“Ang importante pa dito actually is we have to disseminate ‘yung information to the motoring public using EDSA kung ano ‘yung mga gagawin at maintindihan nila ‘yung anong scheme and, of course, ‘yung antiipated disturbance sa traffic habang ginagawa namin ‘yung rehabilitation ng EDSA,” he added.
(What’s important here is we have to disseminate the information to the motoring public who use EDSA on what to do and they have to understand what the scheme is and, of course, the anticipated traffic disturbance while we work on the EDSA rehabilitation.)
Authorities initially planned to start construction work in March, bumped up plans to April, before ultimately postponing until after the midterm elections.
The DPWH previously said they were eyeing to finish work on the Pasay to Guadalupe segment by yearend. Authorities expect this portion of the highway to be most-used by visitors participating in the ASEAN Summit, which the Philippines would be hosting in 2026.
Bonoan said in April that rehabilitation of the highway will be done in per lane basis and will start with the southbound busway lane.
The rehabilitation of EDSA has long been overdue — the highway’s pavement is more than 50 years old already.
On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Vince Dizon inspected busway stations to ensure that escalators are working.
According to a social media post, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had given orders to ensure transport services remain accessible to the public, especially those with disabilities. – Rappler.com
