Both lanes of Sta. Mesa road closed for 'Bourne' filming

Published February 12, 2012 7:55am

Heavy traffic is expected on Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila's Sta. Mesa district Sunday after a stretch of the road was closed for filming for the upcoming spy thriller "The Bourne Legacy." On Sunday morning, both lanes of R.M. Boulevard from V. Mapa to Pureza Street were closed for the filming, radio dzBB's Mao dela Cruz reported. The report added there was no timetable as to what time the road would be reopened to traffic. For its part, the Manila Police District's District Traffic Enforcement Unit said the westbound part of R.M. Boulevard will be closed from 1 a.m. onwards on Monday. It said counter-flow will be implemented at the eastbound part, but added private and heavy vehicles may have to take alternate routes. Alternate routes for eastbound motorists from Legarda, Nagtahan and J.P. Laurel Streets include going straight to A.H. Lacson Avenue, right G. Tuazon Street, or taking A.H. Lacson Avenue, right España Avenue to point of destination. Westbound motorists from San Juan City, Cubao and Mandaluyong City may take Old Sta. Mesa Street, left Valenzuela Street, right Paco/Sta. Mesa Road, right President Quirino Avenue to point of destination. "Expect heavy traffic. Sorry for (the) inconvenience," it said. Earlier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said parts of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard will be closed to traffic from Feb. 11 to 13. In a post on its Twitter account, the MMDA said the affected stretch of R.M. Boulevard is from G. Araneta to Pureza Street. Alternate routes include:

From G. Araneta–Aurora Boulevard to Quiapo–Nagtahan: - Go right at G. Araneta, left at Palanza, left at Santol Street, right Buenos Aires, right at G. Tuazon, Left at V.G. Cruz, right at R. Magsaysay to point Of destination or vice versa. * From E. Rodriguez–G. Araneta, Go right at Bayani Road, left at G. Tuazon, left at V.G. Cruz, right at R. Magsaysay to point of destination or vice versa. * From Cubao to President Quirino via Aurora Boulevard–R. Magsaysay Boulevard, left at Gilmore, right at N. Domingo, old Sta. Mesa, left at Valenzuela, right at J. Zamora–Laura to point of destination or vice versa. * From Shaw Boulevard to Nagtahan–Quiapo area, go left at Kalentong, New Panaderos, P. Gil, right at P. Quirino to point of destination or vice versa. Coming from Shaw Boulevard to P. Sanchez, V. Mapa, left at Old Sta. Mesa, left at Valenzuela, right at J. Zamora–Laura to point of destination or vice versa.

The film’s producers had filmed scenes for “The Bourne Legacy” in Sta. Mesa earlier this month, causing traffic jams during the weekend. — LBG, GMA News

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