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Will an elevated road built over 'esteros' reduce EDSA traffic?

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Quezon City to Makati in just 15 minutes? This may soon be more than just a fantasy if the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) ambitious plan to construct a six-lane-wide elevated roadway pushes through.

According to GMANetwork.com, MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino said the agency is planning to build an elevated roadway from E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City to Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City. It will serve as an alternative route to EDSA and hopefully decongest the traffic on the metro's main thoroughfare.

What makes the MMDA's plan ambitious, however, is that majority of the elevated roadway, which will have three lanes each on the north and southbound lanes and on- and off-ramps over major thoroughfares, will span over creeks.

"With this, we address the right-of-way concerns. Second, you can build it with no additional cost, no traffic obstruction, 24 hours a day, you even beautify the already-forgotten estuaries," Tolentino said.

Tolentino hopes that once the elevated roadway is constructed, the number of private vehicles traversing EDSA will be reduced by as much as 40 percent. Traffic flow is also expected to be much faster, with the northbound lane increasing from 20 to 29kph to 39kph while southbound traffic up to 39kph from 10 to 19kph.

The MMDA chief added that the budget for the project is expected to be P11 billion and that the agency is in the process of submitting its proposal for it to the Department of Public Works and Highways and the National Economic Development Authority later this month. If approved, the project is reportedly expected to be finished by 2013.

 

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  • one.edchelle Jan 08 2012 @ 11:22am
     
    well this may be good., but the cost will be alot , but it will pay the price. pray for this one to happen.
       
  • moshquito Jan 08 2012 @ 01:18pm
     
    definitely.... this will reduce traffic at edsa
       
  • fortis Jan 08 2012 @ 01:38pm
     
    May toll fee kaya pag dumaan dyan? Sana naman wala.
       
  • nicoloy7 Jan 08 2012 @ 04:05pm
     
    This is good! but imagine the traffic when the construction starts! :( Hehe! ganun talaga!
       
  • GTi Jan 08 2012 @ 05:10pm
     
    sana nga mangyari ito... and more like it to come.
       
  • myas110 Jan 08 2012 @ 08:37pm
     
    well, sana matuloy na ito..we need more infrastructure aside from this. :)
       
  • llaurenze Jan 08 2012 @ 09:16pm
     
    This project will not benefit the majority in the long run. Building more roads is not the answer whenever we encounter traffic. I feel the government has overlooked to enhance the mass transport system. It would be better to use the funds to augment the mass transit system we have. extend lrt2 from santolan to antipolo, extend lrt1 to alabang or provide a train exchange for PNR and the LRT. The MRT system should upgrade their trains and make the train times more faster especially during rush hour. And for heavens sake, please ditch the stone age train ticket system. We are in the electronic age and tickets should be as such to eliminate crowding at the entrances. Car sales are yearly soaring so expect more vehicle volume every year so building more roads doesnt tackle the problem.
       
    • jmac1993 Jan 08 2012 @ 11:55pm
       
      I agree with you. They should also extend LRT 2 from Recto to Divisoria. Malaking ginhawa din yun. Also, they should be more strict in implementing traffic laws. Like in Marikina, disiplinado ang mga driver dun. Pati ang mga pedestrians, masunurin. Sa tamang tawiran tumatawid.
         
  • bruce Jan 08 2012 @ 09:32pm
     
    i just hope it will if in case the project pushes thru
       
  • agutz1010 Jan 08 2012 @ 10:17pm
     
    Umpisahan na ito bukas!
       
  • heavyW8 Jan 08 2012 @ 11:28pm
     
    to be finished by 2013? is that a typo?
       
    • jmac1993 Jan 08 2012 @ 11:55pm
       
      no, it is not. Kung matatapos man ito ng by 2013, siguro sa last quarter.
         
  • fortis Jan 09 2012 @ 08:01am
     
    also, if this will be built over "esteros," hopefully it will not worsen the condition of flooding in the metro.
       
    • John Rigor Jan 12 2012 @ 10:50pm
       
      I agree. We've already closed so much creeks.
         
  • dheezhee Jan 09 2012 @ 10:14am
     
    Yes, I think so. Of course, there will be a lot of us affected but let's consider it an investment. We need projects like this. Di lang puro road maintenance. 1 din sa improvement of public transportation. Dapat parallel ito because you need to consider both driving and non-driving citizens.
       
  • gameroomhd Jan 09 2012 @ 11:02am
     
    pinagdadasal ko talagang matuloy ito. laking maitutulong itong sky bridge.
       
  • engineerangelo Jan 10 2012 @ 09:51am
     
    I agree with llaurenze, ang problem dito is the volume of cars. Pano kung dumami ng dumami ang kotse sa kalsada? Pano kung lahat ng tao may kotse, ano solusyon jan? Magdadagdag ng roads ulit? Magdadagdag ng skyway o skybridge sa itaas ng edsa? I think ang solusyon dito is ma-improve ang public transportation natin. So that we don't need to use our cars everyday. And for the government to encourage people to use public transportation. Just like in Singapore, although maliit ang country nila, kalat ang train stations nila kaya it's very easy to go around.
       
  • Jonie Jan 10 2012 @ 11:34am
     
    This project if push through, will give positive result to our economy. This will also attract more tourists in line with the government's effort to boost the tourism industry.It's more fun in PH...
       
    • 17Sphynx17 Jan 10 2012 @ 01:14pm
       
      sorry jonie, I really don't see how it will "help" tourism in the "more fun" category. I just don't see it that way for this.
         
  • chevycruze Jan 11 2012 @ 09:53am
     
    expect greater traffic when this goes on construction.
       
  • Carfanatic Jan 11 2012 @ 06:25pm
     
    First time to have a flyover "over" the estero.
       
  • ChairmanPineapple Jan 18 2012 @ 09:09pm
     
    we need more infustructure here in manila, we need more mass transit system as well and alternative roads so that our main roads will not be congested. But if i were to be asked, dapat i-prioritize muna ang mass transit, para yun volume ng auto di dumami. Eh kung puro tutok sa tulay ang gagawin eh baka makilala ang pilipinas sa most over populus pagdating sa mga fly over at matalo pa natin ang china at japan
       
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