Traffic begins to slow near Skyway 3 project site

Traffic has begun to slow down along roads near the Skyway 3 site as work on the project began Monday night.

Traffic from Makati City, including that along the southbound part of Osmeña Highway near San Andres, has started to be affected by the closure of three inner lanes of the Osmeña Highway, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported.

The highway's lanes lanes were closed to vehicular traffic at 10 p.m. Monday.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino, Toll Regulatory Board head Edmund Reyes and Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno were on hand during the closure to supervise traffic management.

MMDA, Manila traffic enforcers and police personnel from the Highway Patrol Group, were also deployed to the area.

The Skyway 3 project will affect numerous churches and schools. GMANews.TV

Alternative routes

Police officers and traffic personnel remained in the area Tuesday morning to direct traffic, dzBB's Cecilia Villarosa reported.

Heavy equipment and steel bars for the construction was also positioned at the project site.

Tuesday marks the first full working day that traffic rerouting plans will be in effect for the Skyway 3 project.

Earlier, the MMDA said that the timing of the infrastructure projects in Metro Manila were being managed in such a way as to prevent overlaps.

Tolentino sought understanding from commuters and motorists while the work is ongoing.

"Inaasahan natin pag nayari ito magdudulot ito ng kaginhawaan," he said.

On Tuesday, the MMDA tweeted alternate routes which avoid the Skyway 3 project work. These routes are:

• take President Quirino Ave., turn left at Roxas Blvd., right at Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., left at Macapagal Blvd., to destination,
• take President Quirino Ave., turn left at A. Mabini, straight to F.B. Harrison, right at EDSA, to destination,
• take President Quirino Ave.. left at Leon Guinto, straight to P. Zamora to destination,
• take Pedro Gil, turn right at Tejeron, straight to J.P. Rizal, to Makati Ave. to destination,
• take Pedro Gil, turn right at Tejeron, right at Don Chino Roces Ave. to destination and,
• tlong Pedro Gil, turn right at Onyx, left Zobel Roxas, right at Kalayaan Ave., right at Don Chino Roces Ave. to destination.

— DVM, GMA News