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Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772686002796photo-collage.png_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected Thursday a new Kamuning footbridge and a renovated EDSA Busway station. <em>Harlene Delgado, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected Thursday a new Kamuning footbridge and a renovated EDSA Busway station.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/05/18/too-high-mmda-defends-kamuning-footbridge">Too high? MMDA defends Kamuning footbridge</a></div><p>The old Kamuning footbridge, formally the Scout Borromeo–NIA South Road Footbridge, earned the moniker “Mt. Kamuning” due to its unusually high elevation.</p><p>Photos of the old Kamuning footbridge first went viral in 2018 after social media users noted that it was too high.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/4/marcos-jr-wants-mt-kamuning-footbridge-torn-down-replaced-dotr-2031">Marcos Jr. wants &#x27;Mt. Kamuning&#x27; footbridge torn down, replaced — DOTr</a></div><p>Marcos, together with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and son Vinny, first climbed “Mt. Kamuning,” nine months since he ordered to replace the steep overpass with a &quot;safer, more inclusive, and commuter-friendly design aligned with universal accessibility standards.”</p><p>They were also joined by Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2029372879138386309&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=8b69692063a2b9409d9065c24dc040976ba92aef&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:506px;height:285px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2029372879138386309"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Upon inspection, the chief executive said he is “happy” with the result. </p><p>“Ito naman ay kaya naman palang gawin. Hindi naman ganoon kahirap at basta’t desidido tayo na ayusin natin ang commuter experience,” he said. </p><p>“Eh sabi ko dapat naman ay tugunan natin ‘yung pang-araw-araw na dinadaanan ng ating mga kababayan para makapunta sa trabaho at para makauwi,” the President added.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;MAY ELEVATOR&#x27;</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The new covered footbridge will connect the Kamuning Busway Station to the northbound and southbound sides of EDSA. It will have covered stairways, 2 elevators and a wheelchair lifter.</p><p>“Mayroon pa tayong elevator ngayon. ‘Yung elevator kailangan laging umaandar. Kaya tiniyak namin na ‘yung design ng elevator heavy duty kasi talagang todo ang gamit niyan,” he stated.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1626323665162940%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>The DOTr said the contact cost of the project is P87.3 million – P54.7 million for the new footbridge and P32.5 million for the busway station.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/2/-wait-edsa-kamuning-bus-station-98-pct-complete-to-open-in-march-dotr-1343">EDSA-Kamuning bus station 98 pct complete, to open in March—DOTR</a></div><p>It added that the design works ran from August 2025 to October 2025 while civil works were done in October 2025 to February 2026.</p><p>The old Kamuning footbridge will soon be demolished, according to Marcos Jr. No date was given.</p><p>Lopez said more EDSA busway stations will be modernized come third quarter of the year as part of the EDSA rehabilitation project. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><br/><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/7Ui_soDRVTc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><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;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abs-cbn.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected Thursday a new Kamuning footbridge and a renovated EDSA Busway station.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected Thursday a new Kamuning footbridge and a renovated EDSA Busway station.

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Marcos inspects new Kamuning footbridge, EDSA busway station

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 05, 2026 10:32 AM PHT

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Updated March 05, 2026 12:50 PM PHT

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