DPWH proposing to move EDSA rebuild next year
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DPWH proposing to move EDSA rebuild next year
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Published Jul 06, 2025 06:33 PM PHT



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MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways on Sunday said it was proposing to move the rehabilitation of EDSA in 2026 or next year, as implementing it in the coming months would be impractical due to the rains.
MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways on Sunday said it was proposing to move the rehabilitation of EDSA in 2026 or next year, as implementing it in the coming months would be impractical due to the rains.
DPWH Secretary Manny Bonoan said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had told them to find ways to rebuild the major thoroughfare — where hundreds of thousands of vehicles pass through every day — that would not take too long.
DPWH Secretary Manny Bonoan said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had told them to find ways to rebuild the major thoroughfare — where hundreds of thousands of vehicles pass through every day — that would not take too long.
The public had expressed concern when the EDSA rebuild was announced in May, saying the massive undertaking could worsen traffic and negatively impact businesses around EDSA.
The public had expressed concern when the EDSA rebuild was announced in May, saying the massive undertaking could worsen traffic and negatively impact businesses around EDSA.
Marcos eventually suspended the planned rehabilitation, saying it would first allow government agencies to "find a better way" to repair the decades-old highway.
Marcos eventually suspended the planned rehabilitation, saying it would first allow government agencies to "find a better way" to repair the decades-old highway.
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Bonoan added that the agency is now finding other technologies and materials that could be used to reduce the time rebuilding EDSA.
Bonoan added that the agency is now finding other technologies and materials that could be used to reduce the time rebuilding EDSA.
According to the earlier plan, the rehabilitation would have started in the segment of EDSA from Pasay City to Shaw Boulevard and was projected to last from two to three years.
According to the earlier plan, the rehabilitation would have started in the segment of EDSA from Pasay City to Shaw Boulevard and was projected to last from two to three years.
The rehabilitation would have also seen the implementation of an "odd-even" number coding scheme.
The rehabilitation would have also seen the implementation of an "odd-even" number coding scheme.
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