MMDA bares alternate routes for Thursday's protest caravan

Published March 30, 2011 4:46pm

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday posted alternative routes for motorists to take on Thursday, when militant transport groups hold a protest caravan from Quezon City to Manila to protest high fuel prices. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino also said the agency is ready to dispatch more than 60 vehicles to provide free transportation in case of a transport paralysis. "We will provide all the necessary services and manpower to make sure that the commuting public will not be inconvenienced by the protest action," Tolentino said in an article posted on the MMDA website. The alternative routes are as follows:

For westbound vehicles: From Quezon Memorial Circle right to North Avenue, straight to EDSA, take U-turn slot at SM North, right to West Avenue, right to Del Monte, left to Araneta Avenue, then right to Ma. Clara Street, straight to Andalucia, to destination.
View MMDA alternate route for March 31, 2011 - westbound in a larger map

For eastbound vehicles: From C.M. Recto Avenue straight to Sergio Loyola Street, straight to Matimyas, right to E. Rodriguez Avenue, left to Banawe or straight to Araneta Avenue then straight to EDSA, to destination.
View MMDA alternate route for March 31, 2011 - eastbound in a larger map On Thursday, militant groups led by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) will hold a caravan from the Quezon Memorial Circle to the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. From the UST, the participants will march to Mendiola Bridge near MalacaÃ±ang. On Tuesday, the MMDA took part in an inter-agency meeting to draw up contingency plans. - CM/KBK, GMA News

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