EDSA to be overhauled completely as part of gov’t’s Build, Better, More program

Name: EDSA to be overhauled completely as part of gov’t’s Build, Better, More program
Uploaded: 2025-03-27T15:56:29+00:00
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3/27/2025

EDSA to be overhauled completely as part of gov’t’s Build, Better, More program

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00:00EDSA is set for a major overhaul under the Build Better More program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

00:07Nearly 50 years since its last major repair, the Department of Transportation or DOTR is working on a plan to minimize disruptions while upgrading the iconic thoroughfare.

00:20Here's a look at what's ahead for EDSA as Bernard Ferrer tells us more.

00:25Complete overhaul. This is what will happen to EDSA as part of the Build Better More program of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:35According to the Department of Transportation or DOTR Secretary Vince Dizon, it has been nearly 50 years since EDSA last underwent major repairs.

00:44Because of this, the agency is carefully studying plans to minimize inconvenience to motorists and commuters during the rehabilitation of the said major thoroughfare.

00:54Because of the hard work over the last decades, our countrymen feel the results of EDSA.

01:07It's bumpy, uneven, there are many holes in other places, and it's not a very comfortable ride.

01:18The Transportation Secretary also assured that the EDSA bus carousel will remain operational to continue serving the public.

01:25Currently, consultation with various local government units are ongoing before complete details of the plan are released.

01:32For their part, the Department of Public Works and Highways or DPWH has laid out potential plans for EDSA with a target completion set before the end of President Marcos Jr.'s term.

01:42We will remove all the concrete, we will look at the base, we will reconcrete it, we will ice the base, and then we will asphalt it.

01:52Meanwhile, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA Chairman Romando Artes assured that all options are being carefully studied, including the possible implementation of an odd-even scheme.

02:03Additionally, the Mabuhay lanes are being improved as alternative routes for motorists and commuters to ease traffic congestion.

02:11This is a major artery, we will close the lanes, the capacity of EDSA will be reduced.

02:16So, we are planning alternative routes and all.

02:21Our President is just prioritizing the convenience of our motorists.

02:30The final plan for EDSA's rehabilitation is expected to be released next week, giving the public ample time to prepare.

02:37Bernard Ferrer, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.