EDSA-Kamuning Flyover southbound closure: Here are the alternate routes for private vehicles

In case you missed the latest update on the EDSA-Kamuning Flyover closure, it’s now set to begin on May 1, 2024, and will last six months instead of 11 months. Yes, half a year is still a long time, but given that the structure will undergo retrofitting and preventive rehabilitation as a safety measure against earthquakes and other natural disasters, it’s better to get the work over and done with in the soonest possible time.

While a partial closure will be implemented on the southbound lanes, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has now announced that the affected area shall be off-limits to private vehicles and may only be used by buses plying the EDSA Bus Carousel route.

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“Although the southbound lane of the Kamuning flyover will not be entirely closed, we are advising the motorists, especially private vehicles, to use the Mabuhay Lanes as alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic expected due to the re-decking works,” said agency acting chairman Atty. Romando Artes.

Aside from Mabuhay Lanes, southbound motorists may also take the following alternate routes to bypass the flyover en route to the EDSA service road:

EDSA-Kamuning Flyover closure: Alternate routes for southbound private vehicles

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1. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Panay Avenue, left to Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, left to Timog Avenue, and right to EDSA service road.
2. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Mother Ignacia Avenue, left to Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, left to Timog Avenue, and right to EDSA service road.
3. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Panay Avenue or Mother Ignacia Avenue, left to Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, straight to 11th Jamboree Avenue, left to Kamuning Road, and right to EDSA service road.
4. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Eugenio Lopez Jr. Drive or Scout Borromeo Street, left to Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, left to Timog Avenue, and right to EDSA service road.
5. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Eugenio Lopez Jr. Drive or Scout Borromeo Street, left to Samar Avenue, left to Timog Avenue, and right to EDSA service road.
6. From EDSA or Quezon Avenue, turn right to Eugenio Lopez Jr. Drive or Scout Borromeo Street, left to Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, straight to 11th Jamboree Avenue, left to Kamuning Road, and right to EDSA service road.

Artes also promised that road-clearing operations in the vicinity will be intensified to help mitigate traffic congestion as more vehicles are diverted to the surrounding areas: “As necessary, the agency will conduct clearing operations to remove any road obstructions, including illegally parked vehicles, to ensure alternative routes are all accessible to vehicles.”

Directional signage will also be installed and traffic marshals will be assigned to guide motorists.

MMDA advisory: Alternate routes for EDSA-Kamuning Flyover closure