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EDSA-KAMUNING FLYOVER REHAB

Johnson Manabat

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<p><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span>MANILA - Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Atty. Romando Artes said on Friday that banning motorcycle riders along EDSA-Kamuning service road is not discrimination.</p><p>Artes told ABS-CBN News that this was implemented two years ago when DPWH first retrofitted the EDSA-Kamuning flyover.</p><p>The MMDA chief made this clarification after Motorcycle Rights Organization chairman Jobert Bolanos said in an interview over Teleradyo Serbisyo that the measure was discriminatory. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/2/drone-video-edsa-traffic-after-kamuning-flyover-s-partial-closure-1526" id="isPasted">DRONE VIDEO: EDSA traffic after Kamuning Flyover partial closure </a> </div><p>”Marami ang hindi masaya. They still feel it&#x27;s discrimination. Ang nangyayari, sine-single out ang motorsiklo. But again the question is: Ano ba talaga ang priority nila? ” Bolanos said.</p><p>(Many are unhappy. They feel it&#x27;s discrimination. What&#x27;s happening is that they are singling out motorcycles. But again, the question is: What is their priority?)</p><p>Artes however said the measure was not meant to discriminate against riders.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sjzH0_x8M8g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>“So konting pasensiya po at pang-unawa. Yan po ay ginagawa namin hindi dahil nagdi-discriminate kundi for their safety and traffic management purpose lamang,” Artes explained.</p><p>(We ask for a little patience and understanding. We are doing this not because we are discriminating but for their safety and for traffic management purposes only.)</p><p>Artes said the MMDA together with the Quezon City LGU, have deployed enough traffic enforcers in the area to assist motorists.</p><p> Meanwhile, DPWH-NCR director Engr. Loreta Malaluan said aside from the EDSA-Kamuning flyover, they have also started the preliminary works at the EDSA-Quezon Avenue flyover which is also due for retrofitting. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/2/mga-motorsiklo-bawal-na-muna-sa-edsa-kamuning-service-road-1850" id="isPasted">Mga motorsiklo bawal na muna sa EDSA-Kamuning service road</a></div><p>Malaluan said they hope to finish the retrofitting of EDSA-Kamuning flyover within the next five months. </p>

<p>Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Atty. Romando Artes said on Friday that banning motorcycle riders along EDSA-Kamuning service road is not discrimination.</p>

Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Atty. Romando Artes said on Friday that banning motorcycle riders along EDSA-Kamuning service road is not discrimination.

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MMDA says motorcycle ban along EDSA-Kamuning service road ‘not discrimination'

Johnson Manabat,

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Published May 03, 2024 08:34 PM PHT

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