MMDA closing roads for June 12 rites

MANILA, Philippines — Several roads leading to Rizal Park in Manila will be closed on June 12 in observance of the 128th Independence Day celebration, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said yesterday.

The MMDA said motorists would not be allowed to use both northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia Avenue to P. Burgos Drive from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.

A six-hour road closure will be implemented on Roxas Boulevard from Buendia Avenue to Anda Circle, Bonifacio Drive from P. Burgos Drive to Anda Circle and T.M. Kalaw and P. Burgos Drive from Taft Avenue to Roxas Boulevard.

The MMDA advised motorists to take alternative routes.