No 'stairway to heaven': Opening of steep EDSA footbridge deferred

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MANILA - The supposed opening on Thursday of a footbridge across EDSA in Quezon City will not push through following safety concerns from pedestrians, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. The 10-meter high footbridge goes over the MRT rails, near GMA-Kamuning station. Photos of the structure went viral recently, with some netizens commenting that it could be inaccessible to pregnant women, the elderly and persons with disabilities. The P10-million bridge&#x27;s opening was delayed to give way to a redesign that will add railings and landings, said MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialogo. The MMDA eyes completing the structure&#x27;s new design before the year ends, she said. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Pagbubukas ng kontrobersiyal na footbridge sa EDSA-Kamuning, ipagpapaliban ng MMDA | ulat ni <a href="https://twitter.com/RayaCapulong?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RayaCapulong</a> <a href="https://t.co/wtqOm31udV">pic.twitter.com/wtqOm31udV</a>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1062859227448795137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Authorities saw the need for a footbridge there after some pedestrians were run over by vehicles as they crossed EDSA or fell prey to thieves in the dimly lit area, the MMDA earlier said. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/05/18/too-high-mmda-defends-kamuning-footbridge">Too high? MMDA defends Kamuning footbridge</a></li></ul>The bridge&#x27;s height satisfies the MRT management&#x27;s demand for a 5-meter clearance from its power lines, Pialogo told ABS-CBN News last week. The cost for the P10-million bridge would have ballooned if it were a tunnel-type structure, she said. <div>With a report from Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News </div>

The supposed opening on Thursday of a footbridge across EDSA in Quezon City will not push through, following safety concerns from pedestrians, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

The supposed opening on Thursday of a footbridge across EDSA in Quezon City will not push through, following safety concerns from pedestrians, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

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No 'stairway to heaven': Opening of steep EDSA footbridge deferred

No 'stairway to heaven': Opening of steep EDSA footbridge deferred

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Published Nov 15, 2018 08:56 AM PHT

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