Heads up, motorists! EDSA-Kamuning flyover to close for 11 months beginning April
Prep your routes ahead as the EDSA-Kamuning flyover will be partially closed starting April 25 and will remain inaccessible for 11 months.
The road's closure comes as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to retrofit and strengthen the bridge in preparation for the "Big One."
The project will have four different phases taking 12 weeks each. 1.5 lanes will be closed off at a time.
"The re-decking of the flyover cannot be deferred. We assure the public that we will manage traffic in such a way that the impact of the repair is minimal to the motorists," Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said in a press conference.
Artes added that Mabuhay Lanes can serve as alternate routes while the flyover is closed. Meanwhile, DPWH-National Capital Region project inspector Paul Chua told the public to expect heavy traffic amid the repairs.
The bridge's rehabilitation is happening in preparation for the "Big One," an impending earthquake that could strike the West Valley Fault, which spans through six cities in Metro Manila.
"Kung hindi po natin ito aayusin, magkakaroon po tayo ng isang malaking pagsubok po para po sa safety ng ating motorists," Chua said.
In addition to the Kapuning flyover, the DPWH is also conducting road repairs on the following from April 5 to either the 10th or 11th.
- Tandang Sora Avenue Quezon City (from Commonwealth Avenue going C-5)
- Bonny Serrano Avenue Quezon City (corners of 15th Ave. and 20th Ave.)
- EDSA Northbound Mandaluyong (Apo Street to Pioneer St., outermost lane; beside sidewalk)
- EDSA Southbound Mandaluyong (after Gate 4 to EDSA Shrine)
- Roxas Boulevard Northbound Pasay (between Lourdes St. & Vicente Sotto St.)
- Roxas Boulevard Northbound Manila (between Remedios St. & Pasaje del Carmen St.)
- Roxas Boulevard EDSA Flyover Southbound Pasay (bridge approach, outer & inner lane)
- IBP – San Mateo Road Quezon City (fronting Robinson Easymart to Jollibee, 1st lane from center)
- Luzon Avenue Southbound Quezon City (Congressional Ave. Extension to before Luzon Flyover, 1st lane from center)
- Mindanao Avenue Northbound Quezon City (Uno Fuel to Chinabank, truck lane)
- Payatas Road Quezon City bound to Batasan Road (before Maynilad Pumping Station to G3 Center, outer lane)
- Payatas Road Quezon City bound to Batasan Road (Batasan Rd. to Bayanihan St. / Samar St. to Leyte St., outer lane)
- G. Araneta Avenue Quezon City (Wayan St. to Mauban St., 1st lane from sidewalk)
- Payatas Road Quezon City (Singko St. to Samar St., inner lane)