MMDA: Road repairs sa EDSA posibleng mapaaga ang tapos

CNN Philippines

Nagpapatuloy ang road repairs sa ilang bahagi ng EDSA. Nagsimula yan nitong weekend at naka-schedule na magtatapos sa Miyerkules. Pero dahil maganda ang panahon, posible raw na mabuksan na ang karamihan sa mga ginawang bahagi ng kalsada bukas.  Ang detalye mula sa aming senior correspondent Gerg Cahiles.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 There is a slowdown in the traffic in EDSA due to the ongoing road repair that started last weekend.

00:07 The road surface is now finished with minor damage to the road.

00:12 But on the side of EDSA North Avenue until Dario Bridge Northbound, the innermost lane is closed.

00:19 The bus carousel is passing through.

00:21 The cement here is being poured to make it dry.

00:25 The Roosevelt Station of EDSA Bus Carousel Northbound is now closed. It is located under the LRT Station.

00:33 Roosevelt is now unloading and loading the buses.

00:36 The MMDA is now working on this to ensure that this part of EDSA is more open.

00:44 20 minutes.

00:46 20 minutes additional to the journey.

00:48 How are the passengers?

00:50 They are okay. They understand.

00:53 The passengers don't know that our bus stop is different from the one in Munoz.

00:57 We are outside and the passengers know that we are inside.

01:00 We were faster in the bus lane before compared to here.

01:06 Maybe because of the time, there is not much traffic. So it's just fast.

01:13 But the MMDA said that even last weekend, the impact of the road works was minimal.

01:20 Because of the well-planned road works.

01:23 It seems that some motorists were not using their vehicles to go out.

01:28 We planned that. We identified the sites.

01:33 We did a simulation to manage the traffic.

01:39 We saw the window of this period.

01:45 The forecast of the weather looks good.

01:49 So we decided to push through with it.

01:51 On Wednesday, the road repairs were scheduled to be completed.

01:56 But according to the MMDA, because of the good weather, it is possible that it will be completed by tomorrow.

02:02 We did it simultaneously.

02:04 So that it will reach FIBA and the journey of international delegates and athletes will be good.

02:14 It will also help in promoting our country.

02:18 Meanwhile, according to the Transportation Department,

02:20 the ridership of the MRT increased from 10% to 12% this weekend.

02:25 The agency prepared in advance for the increase of passengers on the train

02:29 because of the road repairs that the EDSA bus carousel is going through.

02:34 George Cahiles, CNN Philippines.

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