00:00June 22, limited vehicles are allowed to pass under the Edsa-Quezon Avenue flyover.
00:06This is the first live news of James Agustin.
00:09James, what is the reason for this limitation?
00:15Yes, Ivan. Good morning. According to the MMDA,
00:17they will put here a part of the retrofitting activity of the DPWH here in the flyover.
00:25This is a warning to our fellow motorists who are passing through the U-turn slot
00:29under the Quezon Avenue flyover,
00:32whether it is northbound or southbound,
00:34only light vehicles are allowed to pass through starting tomorrow.
00:41There are traffic cones and a large carousel is also being prepared
00:45to remind motorists that only light vehicles can pass through the U-turn slot
00:50under the Quezon Avenue flyover.
00:52This is effective from 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.
00:55Boats, trucks, and other vehicles of 2.5 meters or higher are not allowed to U-turn there.
01:02According to the MMDA, this is to give way for the installation of scaffolding
01:06under the flyover that will limit the vertical clearance to 2.5 meters.
01:11This is still part of the retrofitting activity of the DPWH NCR in the flyover.
01:16Ray is a point-to-point bus driver.
01:19U-turn is a part of the daily route in the area.
01:22He came from Balagtas, Bulacan and he headed to Trinoma Terminal.
01:26It's a long route.
01:28It's a long route.
01:30How do you get there?
01:32It's a long route.
01:34It takes a long time.
01:36That's why it's hard to get there.
01:42The MMDA provided alternative routes for the affected buses and trucks.
01:47If you come from EDSA Southbound,
01:49you can go left from Quezon Avenue,
01:51left from Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago Avenue,
01:54left from North Avenue to Mindanao Avenue, EDSA,
01:57until you reach your destination.
01:59If you come from EDSA Northbound,
02:01just go straight to North Avenue
02:03and you can use the U-turn slot in front of Quezon City Academy.
02:12This morning, we observed a few point-to-point buses
02:18heading to Trinoma Terminal.
02:20They are using the U-turn.
02:22Earlier this morning, there were trucks passing by.
02:24But from tomorrow,
02:26only light vehicles are allowed to pass through this part of the Quezon Avenue flyover.
02:33It is expected that the DPWH retrofitting will be completed
02:37in the flyover until August 4.
02:40That is the first news from Quezon City.
02:42I am James Agustin for GMA Integrated News.
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