Nelson Morales

Parts of ADB Avenue to be closed to build more crosswalks

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Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Parts of ADB Avenue in Ortigas will be closed from January to February to build more crosswalks in the area.</p><p>In a Facebook post, the Active Transport Project Office of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said some lanes of ADB Avenue from Julia Vargas Avenue to Ortigas Avenue will be closed starting January 13.</p><p>The agency said it is building 3 new raised crosswalks: one in front of The Podium and Discovery Suites, one in front of the Asian Development Bank and Residences at the Galleon, and another in front of Robinsons Galleria.</p><p>The office said it hopes to complete the project by February.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D456107947558489%26set%3Da.157062990796321%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="671" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D456107954225155%26set%3Da.157062990796321%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="671" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Active Transport Project Office said this is a collaboration between the DOTr, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Ortigas Center Association, Inc. </p><p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong>: </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/EAsb2OLVMLY?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>