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ADB lends $123 million for EDSA elevated walkways

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/14/overpass.jpg"/><figcaption>A view of the elevated walkways in the Ortigas business district in Pasig City. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News file photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $123 million or around P5.9 billion loan to the Philippines for the elevated EDSA walkways project, the multilateral lender said on Monday. </p><p>ADB said the loan will help the government &quot;build safe, wide, well-lit, and disaster-resilient elevated walkways for pedestrians along Manila’s most congested thoroughfare.&quot; <br/> <br/>&quot;The EDSA Greenways Project will help the government construct 5 kilometers of covered walkways, which will be linked to mass transit stations along EDSA, namely the Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe, and Taft stations,&quot; ADB said. </p><p>The walkways will be 5 meters wide and will come equipped with elevators and monitoring systems so they can be easily accessible for pedestrians, including the elderly, pregnant women, young children, and people with disabilities.</p><p>“The EDSA Greenways Project is an integral part of the government’s transport strategy to make Metro Manila a better place to live, work, and visit,” said ADB’s Southeast Asia Transport and Communications Director Hiroaki Yamaguchi. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/08/20/construction-of-malolos-clark-railway-project-to-begin-soon-asian-development-bank">Construction of Malolos-Clark Railway Project to begin soon: Asian Development Bank</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/16/20/private-firms-to-build-donate-edsa-busway-bridges-dotr">Private firms to build, donate EDSA Busway bridges: DOTr</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5mFIs9TTovs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $123 million or around P5.9 billion loan to the Philippines for the elevated EDSA walkways project, the multilateral lender said on Monday. <br /> </p>

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $123 million or around P5.9 billion loan to the Philippines for the elevated EDSA walkways project, the multilateral lender said on Monday.