(Updated) MMDA: 14 flooded road sections now passable to vehicles

Published August 9, 2012 9:23am

(Updated 2:45 p.m.) As of past 1 p.m., some areas that were not passable earlier on Thursday have been opened to traffic, the Metro Manila Development Authority said. On its Twitter and Facebook accounts the MMDA said at least 14 roads and road sections were declared passable to all vehicles. These are:

Life homes to Cainta Jucntion; is now passable to all type of vehicles (1:45 p.m.)
C6 to Bicutan exit, passable (2:05 p.m.)
Fatima Valenzuela, passable to all type of vehicles (1:55 p.m.)
Tramo/Ortigas Extention Pasig to Life Homes; passable to all types of vehicles (1:35 p.m.)
España-Lacson Manila; passable (12:30P.M.)
España to Antipolo: passable (12:30 p.m.)
Taft to Ayala Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
PGH to San Andres Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
Taft to Abad Santos Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
San andres Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
P.Burgos finance Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
Recto binondo Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
Reina Rehinte Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)
Recto Manila: passable (12:30 p.m.)

However, the EDSA P. Tuazon tunnel both bound remained not passable to all vehicles (NPAV) please take alternate route (1:20 p.m.) Marcos Hi-Way to Masinag; NPAV (1:00 p.m.) Early morning floods Earlier, least 28 areas in Metro Manila remained flooded, while 19 of them were not passable to vehicles. Most of the areas still not passable as of 8:30 a.m. are in Manila, the MMDA said in posts on its Twitter account.

Flood & traffic update as of past 9 a.m.

- Araneta Ave. to Maria Clara, Manila, passable to all type of vehicles (9:29 a.m.) - Marcos Hi-Way to Masinag Marikina; not passable to all type of vehicles (9:27) - Quirino Taft MANILA not passable to all type of vehicles (9:25) - LAGUSNILAD not passable (9:23) - JP Rizal-Estrella outside Rockwell: Not passable to small/light vehicles (9:18) - Quirino Taft MANILA not passable to all type of vehicles (9:18) - Ramon Magsaysay Blvd towards Nagtahan floods have subsided. E.Rod Araneta flood is waistdeep. (9:16) - Marcos Hi-Way to Masinag Marikina vice versa ; not passable to all type of vehicles (9:15) - Along Gil Puyat from SSH to Marconi, passable. (9:13) - Life homes to Cainta Jucntion; not passable to all type of vehicles (9:13) - NLEX Traffic Update: As of 09:00 AM, North and southbound direction of NLEX is passable to all type of vehicle. - Reported flooded areas in Brgy. Rizal: Water Bird & Juan Luna (5 ft.), not passable. (8:03) Safety advisory: - Craters on EDSA North Bound: Shaw underpass; Megamall bus bay; ADB near MRT stairs. drive carefully - Craters near EDSA-magallanes South Bound Traffic advisory: - Along Ayala Ave. from EDSA to Makati Ave. (M), Opposite Direction (M). (9:30 a.m.) - NIA to Farmers: heavy, shaw blvrd to buendia heavy. (9:27) - Along Gil Puyat from Kalayaan Flyover to Paseo de Roxas (M), Opposite Direction (L). (8:59)

The flooded areas include: Northern Metro Manila (2 Not Passable to All Types of Vehicles or NPATV)

- BBB/McArthur: NPATV - R. Papa/Rizal Ave.: NPATV - C4/Lascaño: knee-high floods - Fatima: above knee-high floods

Southern Metro Manila (1 NPATV)

- Camia/JP Rizal to Poblacion: Not passable to all types of vehicles

Eastern Metro Manila (1 NPATV)

- Marcos Highway Masinag, Filinvest, Vermont: Not passable to all types of vehicles - Maysilo, Malabon: gutter-deep floods - Eagle St., SM Hypermart: knee-high floods - Kalentong: gutter-deep floods

Quezon City (1 NPATV, 1 NPLV or Not Passable to Light Vehicles)

- Araneta/Ma. Clara: Not passable to all types of vehicles - Araneta/E. Rodriguez: waist-high - Araneta/Victory: waist-high - Roxas district: NPLV

Manila (3 NPATV, 12 NPLV)

- España-Lacson: NPATV - Recto Avenue: NPATV - Lagusnilad: NPATV - Quirino-Taft: NPLV - Recto-Tomas Mapua: NPLV - Recto-Reina Regente: NPLV - Recto-Binondo: NPLV - P. Burgos-Finance: NPLV - San Andres-Angel Linao: NPLV - Tayuman-Dimasalang: NPLV - Taft-Abad Santos: NPLV - PGH-San Andres: NPLV - España-Antipolo: NPLV - Taft-Ayala: NPLV - Romualdez: NPLV