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MMDA: Two more EDSA U-turn slots to close next week

Published Nov 18, 2020 01:14 pm

Two more U-turn slots along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be closed next week, the  Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Wednesday, November 18.

The U-turn slots near Oliveros Drive and Balintawak Market will be closed by MMDA on November 23 (Monday) to give way to the EDSA Busway project to make travel faster for commuters. 

Advisories had been installed in the vicinity of the said U-turn slots to warn motorists of the impending closure. 

MMDA advised affected motorists to take the following detour routes:

·         From northbound going southbound, affected vehicles may take the Balintawak Interchange, General Malvar/Bagong Barrio U-turn slot.

·         From southbound going northbound, affected vehicles may take Quezon Avenue service road U-turn.

Other alternative routes for closed U-turn slots between North Avenue and Manila Central University in Monumento are the following:

·         For vehicles coming from Manila going to Bagong Barrio:  

From A. Bonifacio Ave., turn right at Del Monte Ave. then turn left at Banawe Ave., then turn left to Sgt. Rivera Ave., then cross A. Bonifacio Ave. taking C-3 Road then turn right at Rizal Ave. going to Monumento, or turn left on 7th Ave. then turn right on Rizal Ave. going to Monumento

·         For vehicles coming from Grace Park going to EDSA Northbound: 

Take 10th Ave. until Rizal Ave. to Monumento

·         For vehicles coming from Manila going to NLEX: 

From Rizal Avenue, turn right on 5th Ave. to make a U-turn, then cross Rizal Ave. going to NLEX Harbor Link C-3 Entry Ramp

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From A. Bonifacio Ave., turn right at Del Monte Ave. then turn left at Banawe Ave., then turn left to Sgt. Rivera Ave., then cross A. Bonifacio Ave. taking C-3 Road to enter NLEX using C-3 entry ramp

·         For vehicles coming from Howmart Road to EDSA Southbound (SB):

Take Cloverleaf NW Loop going to A. Bonifacio Avenue

Take SW Loop going to EDSA Southbound

·         For vehicles coming from Project 8, Quezon City area going EDSA SB to Cubao/Makati:

Take inner roads to Mindanao Ave.  From Mindanao Ave., either: (1) Make a U-turn then make a right turn to Road 1 until you reach Visayas Ave., then proceed to QC Circle and exit at either Quezon Ave., East Ave. or Kalayaan Ave., or (2)  Make a left turn to North Ave., then right turn at Agham Road until you reach Quezon Ave. 

“The government’s goal of providing safe, reliable, and efficient travel for commuters along the country’s main thoroughfare will further continue in coordination with concerned agencies,” MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said.

The gradual closure of U-turn slots on EDSA started in September this year.

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