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'One time, big time' EDSA repairs done by Wednesday: MMDA

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Workers repair a portion of EDSA, particularly the lane used by the bus carousel, in Quezon City on August 6, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/06/20230806-edsa-emergency-road-works-md-2-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Workers repair a portion of EDSA, particularly the lane used by the bus carousel, in Quezon City on August 6, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;One time, big time&quot; emergency repairs of EDSA are on track to be finished by Wednesday, the Metro Manila Development Authority said Monday, with more than 50 percent of repairs already finished. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/23/mmda-says-to-finish-edsa-bus-lane-repairs-on-time">MMDA says to finish EDSA bus lane repairs on time</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Public Works and Highways is conducting asphalt overlay and reblocking in 15 EDSA sites from 10 p.m. of August 4 until 5 a.m. of August 9. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/23/amid-road-repairs-dpwh-defends-asphalt-used-in-edsa">Amid road repairs, DPWH defends asphalt used in EDSA</a></li></ul><p>&quot;More than 50 percent ang natapos. Ang naiiwan na lang ay yung curing ng semento. Hindi daw po kasi pwede ang one-day curing, medyo hindi siya ganun katibay,&quot; MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview. </p><p>Artes said sunny weather in the past couple of days helped speed up the repair work. </p><p>Repair work on the southbound lane of EDSA including asphalt overlay on EDSA Guadalupe has been finished as of Monday. </p><p>Asphalt overlay on EDSA North Avenue bus way, EDSA Muñoz, and Kaingin Road is ongoing. </p><p>Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan earlier said potholes in main thoroughfares prompted the agency to conduct the repairs, which he said was caused by the recent heavy rains.</p><p>The MMDA advised motorists to use alternate routes including the Skyway to avoid traffic. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2750501" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

'One time, big time' emergency repairs of EDSA are on track to be finished by Wednesday, the Metro Manila Development Authority said Monday, 