Katipunan traffic jam seen on Pinoy-style World Youth Day

Published August 19, 2011 1:05am

Up to 15,000 youth delegates will flock to the Ateneo de Manila University this Saturday and likely bring traffic congestion to surrounding areas while they celebrate the Filipino counterpart of the World Youth Day (WYD) in Spain, organizers said. â€œWYD 2011 from Madrid to Manila" is an overnight vigil from Saturday to Sunday. The vigil will have as a highlight the video feed of Pope Benedict XVIâ€™s message to the youth. On its website, Ateneo suggests the following alternative routes for vehicles plying Katipunan Avenue, the main road in front of the university where traffic jams are daily travails on weekdays. For vehicles coming from the south going to the Commonwealth area:

Along Katipunan, make a U-turn under the Aurora flyover going south (towards Makati)
Right to P. Tuazon Boulevard (at Labor Hospital)
Right to J.P. Rizal
Left to Aurora Boulevard
Right to Anonas
Left to Kamias Road
Right to Kalayaan Road
Right to Elliptical Road
Right to Commonwealth Avenue
(If going to Katipunan) Right to University Avenue
Right to C.P. Garcia going to Katipunan

For vehicles coming from Marikina (Sumulong) going to Commonwealth:

Along Sumulong, make a right turn to J.P. Rizal Street
Left to Bagong Farmerâ€™s Avenue going to Tumana Bridge
Left to Katipunan Street inside Loyola Grand Villas
Right to Katipunan Extension
Right to H. Ventura Street
Right to Katipunan Avenue

For vehicles coming from Marikina (Marcos Highway) going to Commonwealth:

Along Marcos Highway, turn left to Aurora Boulevard
Right to Anonas
Left to Kamias Road
Right to Kalayaan Road
Right to Elliptical Road
Right to Commonwealth Avenue
Right to University Avenue
Right to C.P. Garcia going to Katipunan

For vehicles coming from Eastwood and White Plains area going to Commonwealth:

Left to Bonny Serrano towards EDSA
Right to East Avenue or Quezon Avenue
Right to Elliptical Road
Right to Commonwealth

For vehicles coming from Commonwealth going south:

Along Commonwealth, turn right to Elliptical Road
Right to East Avenue
Left to EDSA going south

For other youths unable to visit the Ateneo Loyola Heights campus this weekend or cannot fly to the WYD in Madrid, a bishop urged parishes to hold their own WYD activities. â€” Paterno Esmaquel II/ELR/VS, GMA News

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