MMDA to transfer U-turn slots on Commonwealth Ave, C5 Road; around 10,000 motorists affected

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday announced that the U-turn slots along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City and C5 Road-South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) will be relocated this weekend.

Starting on Sunday (June 30) at 12:00 a.m., the U-turn slot along Commonwealth Avenue in front of CW Home Depot will be transferred to the area near Tandang Sora and Luzon flyover.

The Don Antonio U-turn slot along the area will be opened for light vehicles.

MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the adjustment will give way to the construction of the tunnel guide way for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 7 and also be in preparation for President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July.

“About 10,000 vehicles would be affected by the relocation of the U-turn slot,” said Garcia in a press conference on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the U-turn slot located before the ramp/tollgate of C5-SLEx will be relocated in front of the Heritage Park Gate Mortuary in Taguig City, which is about 300 meters away, starting on Saturday (June 29).

Garcia said this relocation is in preparation for the construction of a ramp for the C5 Cavitex flyover located along SLEX, linking the existing C5 Road in Taguig and C5 Extension in Pasay and Taguig.

“The flyover would cut the travel time from C5 Road going to southern areas in the metro like Las Piñas and Parañaque cities. But there is a need to build a ramp before the flyover could be opened,” Garcia said in a statement.

MMDA said more than 8,000 motorists from Bonifacio Global City to Kalayaan and about 2,500 along SLEx will be affected by the relocation. — Joviland Rita/MDM, GMA News