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EDSA rehab to start on Pasay to Shaw segment — DPWH

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ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Rehabilitation of EDSA will start on the Pasay to Shaw Boulevard stretch and will require road rerouting, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.</p><p>Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said DPWH hopes work on that segment will be completed &quot;towards the end of the year&quot;, with rehabilitation of other parts of the 85-year-old highway to follow.</p><p>The Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have been tasked with developing rerouting plans to lessen the inconvenience to the public, Bonoan said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/8/dpwh-to-rehabilitate-edsa-in-2025-1459">DPWH to rehabilitate EDSA in 2025<br/></a></div><p>Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon earlier said that he is talking to Metro Manila Skyway management for free access to the tollway until road repairs on EDSA are completed.</p><p>The road works are in preparation for the Philippines&#x27; hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, with preliminary meetings to be held in Manila early next year.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/29/partial-closure-of-guadalupe-bridge-to-start-october-2025-1844">Partial closure of Guadalupe Bridge to start October 2025<br/></a></div><p>EDSA — which has a carrying capacity of 250,000 vehicles — is the capital region’s busiest highway with over 464,000 motorists plying the thoroughfare daily, according to 2024 data from the MMDA. <strong>— Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said DPWH hopes work on that segment will be completed "towards the end of the year", with rehabilitation of other parts of the 85-year-old highway to follow.</p>

Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said DPWH hopes work on that segment will be completed "towards the end of the year", with rehabilitation of other parts of the 85-year-old highway to follow.