THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) advised the public to anticipate heavy-traffic buildup at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Expressway’s Villamor Air Base Section on Sales Road, Pasay City, owing to connection works being done for the ongoing Naia Expressway Project Phase II.
Starting Saturday, civil-works contractor D.M. Consunji Inc. will start test-pitting activities from Piers 1 to 18 to connect the Naia Expressway Phase II project with the existing Phase I.
Public Works Secretary Rogelio L. Singson advised the public, especially those going to the airport terminals, to plan their trips and be aware of the traffic conditions and alternative routes to take as possible contingencies.
A traffic-management plan, which includes the use of 10th Street and 14th Street in Pasay City as alternate routes of motorists in going to Sales Interchange from Andrews Avenue, was approved by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
In addition, the DPWH, together with concessionaire San Miguel Corp., through its subsidiary Vertex Tollways Development, and contractor DMCI have also requested the assistance of the MMDA, Skyway O&M Corp., Pasay Traffic Bureau, Barangay 183 of Pasay City and Villamor Air Base to help manage traffic, especially at the rotunda of Domestic Road corner Andrews Avenue.
The P15.86-billion Naia Expressway project, which is under the private-sector financing as part of the Aquino administration’s Public-Private Partnership Program, is a four-lane, 7.15-kilometer elevated expressway that aims to provide easy access to and from the three Naia terminals, and link the Skyway and the Manila-Cavite Expressway.
The project will also interconnect the South Luzon Expressway Skyway to Cavitex, Macapagal Boulevard and the Entertainment City of state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.