BRACE FOR HEAVIER TRAFFIC, DPWH TELLS PARAÑAQUE RESIDENTS The Department of Public Works and Highways has advised residents of Parañaque City to brace for heavier traffic starting this August 2, Saturday, when the DPWH closes the east-bound lane of the Sucat Interchange Bridge to make way for the repair and rehabilitation of the bridge which will last for 45 days. In a letter to Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez, DPWH District Engineer Wilfredo Mallari also said that the agency will also conduct a dry run and close the east-bound lane of the bridge (going from Dr. A. Santos Avenue towards the Muntinlupa side of the bridge) this Wednesday, July 30, before the actual closure on August 2. Work on the east-bound interchange bridge is expected to be completed by September 15. Mayor Olivarez said he has instructed the city’s Traffic Management Office to study and propose alternative routes for those who will be severely affected by the bridge repair. “We will also look into the possibility of imposing a truck ban and the implementation of a color coding scheme to reduce traffic volume in the affected routes to ease the burden on our commuters and motorists during the duration of the bridge repair,” the mayor said. Mayor Olivarez said areas in the city that will be severely affected by the bridge closure will be almost the entire stretch of Dr. A. Santos Avenue (Sucat Road) as well as the East and West Service Roads of the South Luzon Expressway in both the Parañaque and Muntinlupa sides. “We can only hope that the DPWH and the traffic management personnel of the Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation, which has jurisdiction over the affected interchange, will be able to complete the bridge repair work on time so that our residents and commuters are not burdened further,” the mayor said. [admin03]
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:13:11 +0000
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