MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Development Authority will reroute traffic in Manila for the yearly procession of the Black Nazarene on Thursday.
In its Twitter account, the agency bared the rerouting scheme to be implemented:
- All vehicles coming from northern part of Manila intending to utilize the stretch of Bonifacio Drive (for Port Area offices) or right to A. Soriano to Magallanes Drive, right to P. Burgos, go straight to Lagusnilad to Taft Ave.
- All vehicles coming from Taft Avenue northbound shall turn right at A. Villegas (Arroceros), right at Quezon Bridge to point of destination.
- All vehicles coming from southern part of Manila intending to utilize the northbound of Roxas Blvd. from T. M. Kalaw to P. Burgos shall turn right to T.M. Kalaw to point of destination.
- All vehicles coming from Quezon City using the stretch of Espana shall turn right P. Campa, left Andalucia, right Fuguso, left T. Mapua to point of destination.
- All PUJ’s/light vehicles coming from España intending to proceed to South Pier Zone take the usual route using Quezon Bridge.
- All vehicles coming from Divisoria intending to utilize the stretch of C. Recto Avenue shall turn left to T. Alonzo, right at Furguso, right at Andalucia to point of destination.
- All vehicles coming from Legarda shall turn right Recto or left Mendiola to point of destination.
- All heavy vehicles/cargo trucks coming from the south shall take Pres. Osmena, right Pres. Quirino to Nagtahan via A.H. Lacson to Capulong (vice-versa).
The MMDA said motorists intending to proceed to the north and south or Manila shall use the stretch of Lacson to Nagtahan (vice-versa) or the stretch of Road 10 to Roxas Blvd. (vice-versa) to point of destination.
The agency added that all buses coming from the southern part of Manila (Laguna and Cavite) using Taft Ave. are not allowed to enter from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and will only be allowed up to Pres. Quirino as their turning point.
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