Mindanao Avenue Is Partially Closed Until 2028
To make way for the Metro Manila Subway construction.
(SPOT.ph) Motorists traveling along the busy stretch of Mindanao Avenue best prepare for heavier traffic as construction for the Metro Manila Subway's Tandang Sora Station is set to last for three years.
Starting January 12, a portion of Mindanao Avenue near Tandang Sora Avenue will be closed to vehicles. Construction for the underground station will last until 2028, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
“The Tandang Sora Station Box will be constructed beneath Mindanao Avenue,” MMDA Chairman Don Artes said in a press conference. “To be able to do so, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has to divert traffic in both south and northbound directions.”
To ease some of the anticipated congestion, a newly constructed diversion road has been made available for light vehicles. Motorists are also encouraged to use other alternative routes to minimize delays.
In 2024, two outer lanes in Mindanao Avenue between Congressional Avenue and Tandang Sora Avenue were also closed to vehicles for the same reason.
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What to know about the Metro Manila Subway
As of October 2024, the DOTr said the Metro Manila Subway has reached a construction progress of 15.57%. It is widely regarded as the Philippines' “most ambitious infrastructure project to date.”
The Metro Manila Subway will feature 17 stations in 33 kilometers, connecting Valenzuela City to Pasay City with a spur line to Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
It will also be interconnected with LRT-1, MRT-3, and MRT-7 at the Common Station, LRT-2 at Anonas Station, and a physical run-through into the North-South Commuter Railway Extension (NSCR-EX) at FTI and Bicutan Stations.
Here are the 17 stations of the Metro Manila Subway:
- East Valenzuela
- Quirino Highway
- Tandang Sora
- North Avenue (Grand Common Station)
- Quezon Avenue
- East Avenue
- Anonas
- Camp Aguinaldo
- Ortigas Avenue
- Shaw Boulevard
- Kalayaan Avenue
- Bonifacio Global City
- Lawton Avenue
- Senate-DepEd
- NAIA Terminal 3
- FTI
- Bicutan
Once completed, the DOTr said it is expected to reduce travel time from Valenzuela to Pasay to 35 minutes from the previous 1 hour and 30 minutes. Each of the 8-car trainsets will be able to carry up to 2,200 passengers, with trains arriving at stations every five minutes.
Partial operations for the Metro Manila Subway are expected to begin by 2028—at least according to the DOTr's latest timeline for the project.
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