Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge closed from Jan 19 for lane widening

The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge connecting Makati City via Estrella Street and Mandaluyong City via Barangka Drive will be closed off completely to traffic for more…

Illegally parked vehicles face higher fines by Jan 7

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will increase the penalty for illegal parking and road obstruction effective January 7, 2019. MMDA general manager Jose…

Traffic crisis bill gets final House nod

The Lower House has approved on third and final reading the bill that grants emergency powers to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation…

Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge repair to worsen EDSA traffic, MMDA warns

The public should brace for heavier traffic in the Mandaluyong and Makati areas as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) starts repairs…

Expect heavier traffic with rehab of key Manila bridges, flyover

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is warning motorists and commuters of more than the usual traffic in areas affected by the rehabilitation of…

Single truck lane policy on C2 Road

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a one-truck lane policy along Circumferential-2 (C2) Road to reduce traffic congestion and minimize truck-related crashes.…

Otis Bridge closed until March 2019

The Otis Bridge in Paco, Manila will be closed to motorists until March 2019 due to the structure’s “progressive collapse”, according to the Metropolitan…

Manila port operators donate P20M worth of equipment to MMDA

Manila port operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have donated at least a P20 million worth of safety…

Ban on light trucks along EDSA, Shaw stays for 3 more months

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has extended the uniform light truck ban on EDSA and Shaw Boulevard for another three months after having…

Ex-military officer is new chief of MMDA; DoTr resignations

Former brigadier general Danilo Lim has been appointed as the new chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed…

Limited run for light trucks on EDSA, Shaw in place from Mar 15-18

Three vehicular volume reduction measures, including limited operation of light trucks during rush hour, proposed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Agency (MMDA) have been…

A Holistic Approach to Traffic

What we once knew as the Transportation Crisis Act has become the Traffic Crisis Act, and it has been approved by the House Committee…

MMDA withdraws all truck ban exemptions except for TABS-booked trucks

All previous issuances covering exemptions on the truck ban, except those on trucks booked through the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), have been indefinitely…

Implementing rules out for truck ban exemption of TABS users

From March 15, trucks with scheduled deliveries and pick-ups at Manila’s two international terminals under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) are exempt from…

Trucks enrolled in TABS officially get truck ban exemption

Trucks participating in the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have finally been granted exemption from the truck ban by the Metro Manila Council-Special Traffic…

Supply chain managers say PH daytime truck ban hurts business

A TOTAL daytime truck ban lasting 16 hours that is due to take effect from this Friday to Dec. 20 is bad for most…