Ayala Avenue to be closed for Makati Grand Parade

Ayala Avenue will be closed to traffic starting noon on Monday, May 17, to give way to the Makati Grand Parade, one of the major highlights of the city’s 334th foundation day celebration.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay will lead the celebration to be attended by city officials and employees, leaders of the business community and the diplomatic corps, representatives of civic and professional groups, and residents of the city’s 33 barangays.

To join some 5,000 marchers are elaborately decorated floats from Ayala Land Inc., Rockwell Land Inc., Ayala Center, Globe Telecom, McDonald’s, The Yuchengco Group of Companies, Pilipinas Shell, Almeda Inc., the Embassy of Indonesia, Shangri-La Hotel Makati, the barangays and the city government.

Street performers, clowns, jugglers, and higantes will take part in the parade to provide more color and festivity to the event.

All motorists are advised to take the following alternate routes:

Buses to and from EDSA: take Gil Puyat Avenue; to and from Manila/Pasay: take Gil Puyat Avenue.

Jeepneys — from JP Rizal-Makati Avenue: left Paseo de Roxas, left Gil Puyat Avenue, right Makati Avenue or Ayala Avenue Extension; Ayala/Washington: right Salcedo, left Benavidez, right Paseo, left Arnaiz, left EDSA. Return Route: From Ayala left Makati Avenue, right Arnaiz, right Amorsolo, left VA Rufino (Herrera), right Washington. Ayala-Mantrade: take Arnaiz Avenue.

Meanwhile, light private vehicles coming from EDSA are advised to turn right to Makati Avenue towards Gil Puyat Avenue or Paseo de Roxas, or turn left to Makati Avenue toward De la Rosa or Pasay Road. From Gil Puyat Avenue to EDSA/McKinley: take the stretch of Gil Puyat Avenue, turn right to EDSA, turn left to McKinley Road. From Gil Puyat to Legaspi Village: take the outermost lane of Ayala Avenue, turn right to Salcedo St.