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C5-Kalayaan Elevated U-Turns Inaugurated
Published on 6 May, 2009 at 21:10 in Traffic, Fuel, Infrastructure | | 8 Comments
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led yesterday the formal opening of two elevated U-turn slots on C-5 Road in Makati City, shortly after she arrived from her official visits to Egypt and Syria.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando and other local officials welcomed the President as she headed the 200-meter inaugural drive aboard a pickup…
MMDA Pushes for More Elevated U-Turns in Metro Manila
Published on 16 Mar, 2009 at 13:23 in Traffic, Fuel, Infrastructure | | 5 Comments
The Metro Manila Development Authority today hoped that the Department of Public Works and Highways would heed the request of the agency to build an elevated U-turn along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando said an elevated U-turn in the major thoroughfare would further ease the traffic in the area especially during rush…
MMDA: U-turn Slot Speeds up C-5 Road Travel by 90%
Published on 18 Aug, 2008 at 10:19 in Traffic, Fuel, Infrastructure | | 6 Comments
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…
Country’s First Elevated U-turn Now Open on C-5
Published on 12 Aug, 2008 at 1:08 in Traffic, Fuel, Infrastructure | | 1 Comment
The country’s first elevated u-turn slot, on the northbound lane of C5 near Kalayaan Avenue in Makati, was inaugurated yesterday, with a promise that it would ease traffic and reduce accidents on the busy intersection.
The elevated U-turn, which cost P350 million and six months to build, would make it easier for vehicles…
