MMDA: U-turn Slot Speeds up C-5 Road Travel by 90%
August 18, 2008 by Tsikot
The traffic flow along C-5/Kalayaan Road has shown dramatic improvement over the past two weeks due to an elevated U-turn slot in the area, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) officials said.
MMDA officials said travel speed from Lawton, Manila to Buting, Pasig has reportedly increased from 17.93 to 34.14 kilometers per hour (kph), reflecting a 90 percent improvement in travel time.
From Pasig to Manila, travel also became faster by 14 percent, with a speed from 19.45 kph to 22.14 kph due to the project, they said.
Statistics showed that travel speed from Commando link in Taguig to Lanuza, Pasig also increased by 54 percent, from 28.85 kph to 44.3 kph.
The southbound lane from Pasig City to Global City also improved in travel speed by 107 percent, from 17.16 kph to 35.45 kph.
MMDA officials, led by Chairman Bayani Fernando, said the elevated U-turn slot in C-5/Kalayaan is working effectively.
Records showed that 153,796 vehicles pass through the area everyday based on a 2007 vehicle volume count by the agency’s Traffic Engineering Center (TEC).
The MMDA now expects 237,993 vehicles to use the elevated U-turn slot daily, which, it said, will not be a problem for as long as a second similar structure opens in the area.
The second elevated U-turn project will benefit northbound motorists who also use the C-5/Kalayaan road from the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to Ortigas and Quezon City and vice versa.
MMDA officials said it will also be useful for vehicles coming from Pateros to Makati City and Pateros to the SLEX.
by Michael Punongbayan, Philippine Star
Photo by angelneo of Skyscrapercity.com
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mas mabilis travel kung fly-over na lang ang nilagay jan.
gago orlee, utak biya ka, flyover isang road lang makikinabang, tapos meron yang stop light, sa pilipinas flyover dito tuloy-tuloy sa taas, pero sa baba matrapik tulad ng sa edsa baclaran o kahit saan pang flyover, pero sa u-turn walang trapik light, walang hinto, walang trapik... gago ka orlee
This made sense.. lalo na ung papuntang market market.. everyday ako dumdaan dito.. coz i work in fort.. bad thing is the way going back to pasig.. ung mga jeep kasi allowed na mag left turn going to kalayaan.. so minsan na babarahan nila ung pasig way.. but all in all elevated U turn made sense base on my daily experience.