Bayani's Kalayaan Fiasco

[ess]

stoplights are still intact, so basically traffic is the same as when they started construction.

hope to see an improvement when they start to remove the stoplights, especially the one before the intersection of kalayaan southbound which is for jeepneys doing a Uturn. ang gulo gulo ng mga jeep dito ..occupying 2-3 lanes of the northbound lane before doing a Uturn..

The elevated U-TURN thingamajig was opened last friday night.

My comments:

• BOTTLENECK at the egress point of the flyover! Those stupid jeepney drivers will try to pick up passengers at right side of the road and then try to muscle their way into the remaining 2.75 lanes under the flyover.
• 2.75 lanes? I don't know if this is just an optical illusion... but... it seems that the egress point of the flyover ate up more than 2. The choke point seems to be only able to accomodate 2 cars comfortably, and 1 car almost close to the edge of the road.
• Lane markers! IF you follow the lane markers, you'll hit the side of the road! :D

Actually, if the MMDA can enforce just a bit of discipline on those damned jeepneys, maybe the bottleneck situation at the base of the flyover can be avoided. Okay na sana.

I already tried the U-TURN. There's a big empty space doon sa turning point. Siguro next month may shanty na doon.

[vito corleone]

ang gulo gulo ng mga jeep dito ..occupying 2-3 lanes of the northbound lane before doing a Uturn..

this is expected and will add justification to the idea that the setting up of the elevated u-turn is wrong/useless kung walang magbabantay sa point na yan. . .imagine, spending more for additional mmda staff dahil lang sa kawalan ng disiplina. . .

[batangmahal]

this is expected and will add justification to the idea that the setting up of the elevated u-turn is wrong/useless kung walang magbabantay sa point na yan. . .imagine, spending more for additional mmda staff dahil lang sa kawalan ng disiplina. . .

more than infrastructures, IMHO, discipline is what we sorely need, from motorists to pedestrians.

[Type 100]

I'm just thankful the construction has stopped. Passing the intersection in the southbound direction doesn't seem like a potential accident waiting to happen any more.

This was a good idea but I'm still not convinced the MMDA built it the right way. A few lanes disappeared irregularly from C5 just to make room for this...tsk tsk.

[ess]

I'm just thankful the construction has stopped.

Are there any plans of building the same elevated u-turn slot on the opposite side of C5? If so... then I guess we'd better brace ourselves for another 6+ months of dreadful traffic once the construction starts.

[ChevyChaser]

Hay! Bayani, May topak ka siguro.

Hindi lang "SIGURO". Talagang may topak si TSERMAN BF.

Does it surprise me that BF has gone and done a stupid thing as the elevated U-Turn, of course not.

If Epifanio de los Santos were alive today, he would grab BF by the balls and kick the hell out of him.

What surprises me is that nag-sawa na ata si TSERMANG sa kaka renovate at pag pintura sa EDSA. I have seen EDSA from its humble beginnings as HIGHWAY 54 to what it is now. Then EDSA was a 4 Lane Gravel Highway with a 2 Lane service road on the sides. At least in the 60s, if you travel on one lane from Cubao you'd end up on the same lane in Pasay. Just try following one lane from Caloocan to Pasay. MAgugulat ka dahil huhulihin ka kasi nag "SWERVING" ka without changing lanes!!!

YES, KALAYAAN ELEVATED U-TURN is indeed a Fiasco. Why? Alam nyo naman sa metro-manila, pag nag-trapik sa isang kalsada, damay lahat.

[sirmykel]

stoplights are still intact, so basically traffic is the same as when they started construction.

hope to see an improvement when they start to remove the stoplights, especially the one before the intersection of kalayaan southbound which is for jeepneys doing a Uturn. ang gulo gulo ng mga jeep dito ..occupying 2-3 lanes of the northbound lane before doing a Uturn..

ok naman yung u turn kaso nga lang yung entry full of jeepneys waiting for their passengers. then yung pagbaba, trapik since kapag ng redlight na ayun ipon lahat ulet

[j_avonni]

ok naman yung u turn kaso nga lang yung entry full of jeepneys waiting for their passengers. then yung pagbaba, trapik since kapag ng redlight na ayun ipon lahat ulet

Last night, I passed by Kalayaan C5 on my way home (about 5:15 PM). I was surprised as the elevated U-turn has been operational. So far, the traffic flow was good.


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[Type 100]

Are there any plans of building the same elevated u-turn slot on the opposite side of C5? If so... then I guess we'd better brace ourselves for another 6+ months of dreadful traffic once the construction starts.

If I had things my way, the existing U-turn ramp would have been on the OTHER side of the C5-Kalayaan intersection. No doubt in my mind it's the busier part of the road; people make U-turns there because they want to turn left to Kalayaan, to the point of eating 2-3 other lanes.

Anyway, there's no stopping the MMDA from doing a sister U-turn ramp...on where it should have been in the first place. I just hope they do it right this time.

...Yun nga lang trapik na naman ito malamang

[bluemica]

bad vibes talaga yan elevated u-turn na yan. makita ko pa lang nakakainis na. sana pinangatayo na lang nila ng bahay yan para sa mahihirap

[fast lane]

Anyway, there's no stopping the MMDA from doing a sister U-turn ramp...on where it should have been in the first place. I just hope they do it right this time.

...Yun nga lang trapik na naman ito malamang

or

maybe they should connect the two elevated U Turns and make an elevated roundabout (rotonda)

:twister3:

[niky]

or

maybe they should connect the two elevated U Turns and make an elevated roundabout (rotonda)

:twister3:

Yay! In the shape of BF's face?

So far, the U-Turn seems to be working okay... but yeah, it's kind of in the wrong place... it should really have been on the other side... where the traffic really bunches up due to the U-Turning trucks.

[brawlerjack]

Yay! In the shape of BF's face?

So far, the U-Turn seems to be working okay... but yeah, it's kind of in the wrong place... it should really have been on the other side... where the traffic really bunches up due to the U-Turning trucks.

kaya nga diyan muna kasi testing kung effective. atleast kung palpak sa hinde gano trapik. hinde na gagawin sa mas heavy and traffic. Kaso knowing BF... matigas ulo niyan.kahit magkabuhol-buholtrapik lalo.tuloy parin gusto niya. besides, mlapit na election and kailangan marami project para dami ipon

[meledson]

every weekday dumaraan ako sa intersection ng C5 at kalayan. for me, medyo lumuwag naman. ewan ko lang duon sa mga naggagalin g ng libis kung lumuwag na nga para sa kanila. Sa shaw lang ako naggagaling pa south.

Nakatulong ang nabawasan ng kalahati ang waiting time sa traffic light.

[Type 100]

every weekday dumaraan ako sa intersection ng C5 at kalayan. for me, medyo lumuwag naman. ewan ko lang duon sa mga naggagalin g ng libis kung lumuwag na nga para sa kanila. Sa shaw lang ako naggagaling pa south.

Nakatulong ang nabawasan ng kalahati ang waiting time sa traffic light.

Dyan din ako galing bro, sa Shaw Blvd/Pasig Blvd

Now that you mention it, you're correct. Mas mabilis yung waiting time sa traffic light. Di ko lang gusto yung nagkaroon ng alanganing bottlenecking sa C5 mismo.

[sentra98]

Pwede ba re-name to Bayani's fiasco. kasi ganuan din nangyayari today sa katipunan ave. closed down u-turn slots and nagdeadlock na last friday because of that. closed pa din siya this morning.

[Mguy]

Yay! In the shape of BF's face?

So far, the U-Turn seems to be working okay... but yeah, it's kind of in the wrong place... it should really have been on the other side... where the traffic really bunches up due to the U-Turning trucks.

I think the reason they created the U-turn on the south side is for the numerous vehicles that turn left from kalayaan to c5-libis bound. I pass by there almost everyday and I see a great improvement on the flow of traffic.

Although I would imagine that something like the QC Ave-EDSA interchange would be better there, at least somebody did something.

[elp]

I think the reason they created the U-turn on the south side is for the numerous vehicles that turn left from kalayaan to c5-libis bound. I pass by there almost everyday and I see a great improvement on the flow of traffic.

Although I would imagine that something like the QC Ave-EDSA interchange would be better there, at least somebody did something.

I agreed..... It is better sana kung tulad nalang ng QC Ave-EDSA interchange ang ginawa dun sa Kalayaan...instead of the elevated U-turn...

I used that Elevated U-turn for almost a week now, from Makati-office goin back to VistaVerde-Cainta. This is my humble opinion:

"Wrong side of the road talaga........and not so friendly U-turn slot", u must slow down because of bottle-neck situation before going up.....then sudden stop pagkatapos mo lang bumaba because of the red traffic light.

Uncle Bayani has done many great things in Marikina (alam natin lahat yun).
for being orderly & disciplined City-Father,he used it in all aspect of his decision making.

But....kung kalayaan U-turn na ang pag-uusapan......dito sya SUMABLAY, not telling all the railings na nagsulputan sa EDSA na parang ka-bote.

"Walang personalan Uncle.....this is my just humble opinion. I know marami kang nagawang maganda........but sometimes our decision/judgment is not always best/right".

[XUV-AT2002]

I believe the elevated U-turn slot at Kalayaan is now open. Anybody care to comment if it helped the traffic flow? Or is it still too early to tell...

2 points of comparison:

1. During the contruction period of the elevated U turn versus now - Salamat hindi na umaabot yun tail end of C5 south bound traffic sa temple drive/greenmeadows libis Q.C. at sa kaloob looban ng Pasig City.

2. Before the existence of the elevated U turn vs now - wala improvement the tail end of C5 southbound traffic during the peak rush hour remain the same. Average from j vargas to green valley. Sa pasig blvd tail end start after the rizal provincial hospital. Thanks to more motorist who are now prudent in using cars due to high cost of fuel. If not for this factor MAS GRABE na traffic because of that elevated slot.

[ronw123w124]

2. Before the existence of the elevated U turn vs now - wala improvement the tail end of C5 southbound traffic during the peak rush hour remain the same. Average from j vargas to green valley. Sa pasig blvd tail end start after the rizal provincial hospital. Thanks to more motorist who are now prudent in using cars due to high cost of fuel. If not for this factor MAS GRABE na traffic because of that elevated slot.

Very true!!!