Southbound of Roxas Blvd. to be closed for 2 to 3 months for repairs

The entire southbound of Roxas Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic for two to three months to give way to the rehabilitation of a damaged old drainage structure in front of Libertad Pumping Station in Pasay City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Wednesday.

“Heavy vehicles and trucks traversing the major thoroughfare have contributed to the damage of the drainage culvert overtime. There is a danger that the drainage structure, constructed in the 1970s, would collapse, so rehabilitation must be done immediately,” MMDA chairman Benhur Abalos said in a statement.

Abalos, however, said they have yet to determine the date of the closure.

“The DPWH said they have to rehabilitate the drainage structure and close the entire southbound but give us three days to make a careful study of the impact of the possible road closure and make recommendations on how to divert the vehicles,” he said.

Once closed, motorists and truck drivers will have to take a detour and use alternative routes for the duration of the rehabilitation, Abalos said.

“This early, we are appealing for the public’s understanding of the inconvenience the possible road closure would cause,” he said.

The Department of Public Works and Highways South Manila District Engineering Office is now undertaking initial repairs in the area.

At least 53,000 vehicles are traversing the Roxas Boulevard southbound direction alone.—LDF, GMA News