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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday released the traffic rerouting plan for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.鈥檚 third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22.
According to the MMDA, a zipper lane will be opened on the southbound portion of Commonwealth Avenue for guests and officials.
The Batasan-IBP Road will be closed at 8:00 am.
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The MMDA also advised the public to take the following alternate routes:
Northbound (Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview)
Vehicles from Elliptical Road should take North Avenue, right turn at Mindanao Avenue, then right turn to Sauyo Road or take Quirino Highway to reach the point of destination
Southbound (Fairview to Quezon Memorial Circle)
Vehicles from Commonwealth Avenue should take Sauyo Road or Quirino Highway, turn left at Mindanao Avenue, then turn left at North Avenue to reach the point of destination
Photo from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
For light vehicles聽
Light vehicles from C5 Road may turn left at Magiting St., turn right at Maginhawa St., and turn left at Mayaman St. to Kalayaan Avenue to reach the point of destination.
For trucks
All trucks coming from C-5 along Katipunan Avenue should take Luzon Flyover and then turn left at Congressional Avenue to reach the point of destination.
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MMDA Acting Chairperson Romando Artes said the agency will deploy more than 1,320 personnel for traffic management, road clearing, and crowd control.
In a separate advisory, the local government of Marikina City said that Tumana Bridge will be temporarily closed to public utility vehicles from 8:00 am on July 22.