The third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take place on July 22, 2024. Ahead of the event, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released its traffic management plan, including alternate routes that motorists can take to bypass the roads around Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.
Beginning 8am of July 22, Batasan-IBP Road will be closed to vehicular traffic, but if you’re coming from the area or passing through Commonwealth Avenue from Fairview, make sure to leave well before that time as security measures will be put in place at key points surrounding the venue. For vehicles of government officials and guests heading to Batasang Pambansa, there will be a zipper lane on the southbound direction of Commonwealth Avenue.
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Motorists are advised to take the following alternate routes:
SONA 2024: Alternate routes
- Vehicles traveling northbound from Quezon Memorial Circle (Elliptical Road) to Fairview should take North Avenue, turn right onto Mindanao Avenue, then either turn right onto Sauyo Road or take Quirino Highway to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling southbound from Fairview to Quezon Memorial Circle should take Sauyo Road or Quirino Highway, turn left onto Mindanao Avenue, then turn left onto North Avenue to reach point of destination
- Light vehicles coming from C5 along Katipunan may turn left onto C.P. Garcia Avenue, turn left onto Magiting Street and right onto Maginhawa Street, then turn left onto Mayaman Street and proceed to Kalayaan Avenue to reach point of destination
- All trucks coming from C5 along Katipunan Avenue should take Luzon Flyover then turn left onto Congressional Avenue to reach point of destination
The Quezon City local government has also released rerouting plans for July 22:
SONA 2024: Rerouting plan
- Vehicles traveling from Marikina or San Mateo to Litex may proceed straight along Batasan–San Mateo Road, turn right onto IBP Road, and head straight to Litex or Commonwealth Avenue to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling from Commonwealth Avenue or IBP Road to Marikina or San Mateo Road may turn right onto Sinagtala Street, turn left onto Dakila Street or Senatorial Road, then turn right onto Batasan–San Mateo Road to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling from Commonwealth Avenue or IBP Road to Marikina or San Mateo Road may turn right at Filinvest 1, turn left onto Jocson Street, turn right onto Antique Street, turn left onto Cotabato Street, turn right onto Sinagtala Street, turn left onto Senatorial Road, then turn right onto Batasan–San Mateo Road; or from Sinagtala Street, turn right onto Senatorial Road, turn left onto Kagawad Road, then turn right onto Batasan–San Mateo Road to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling from Bagong Silangan to Commonwealth Avenue may take Violago Street and turn left onto Sampaguita Street, turn right onto Santan Street, turn left onto Ilang-Ilang Street, and proceed straight to IBP Batasan Road; or from Santan Street, turn right onto Jasmin Street, then turn left onto Everlasting Street to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling from Bagong Silangan to Litex, Commonwealth Avenue, or Doña Carmen may proceed from J.P. Rizal Street to San Vicente, turn left onto San Lorenzo, turn right onto Santo Niño de Payatas, turn left onto San Juan Bautista, turn left onto Santo Niño, turn right onto Lansones, turn left onto Payatas Road, then turn right onto Soliven; or from Lansones proceed straight to Doña Juliana and Doña Carmen to reach point of destination
- Vehicles traveling from Marikina or San Mateo to Commonwealth Avenue may proceed straight along Batasan–San Mateo Road, turn left onto Congressional Road, turn right onto Sinagtala Street, turn left onto Masbate Street, turn right to Filinvest 1, and proceed to IBP Road and Commonwealth Avenue to reach point of destination
Motorists will be guided by traffic advisory signage along alternate routes.
Atty. Romando Artes, acting chairman of the MMDA, said the agency is implementing a ‘no day off, no absent’ policy on July 22. A total of 1,329 personnel will be on the ground to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic, clear roads and sidewalks, and assist in crowd control and emergency response. Ambulance and mobile patrol units, tow trucks, motorcycle units, and flood mitigation equipment will also be deployed along designated routes and staging areas.
In addition, an MMDA Mobile Command Center will be set up at the corner of Batasan Road and Commonwealth Avenue, while personnel at the MMDA Communications and Command Center in Pasig City will monitor SONA protest actions
