The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a traffic management plan for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22.
The agency will deploy 1,329 personnel to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic, assist in emergency response, conduct road and sidewalk clearing operations, assist in crowd control, and monitor traffic.
MMDA Chairman Don Artes said his agency is fully prepared and working closely with the SONA Special Task Force, Quezon City Police District, Presidential Security Command, House of Representatives, and Quezon City government to ensure a safe, peaceful, and orderly event.
The MMDA will also implement a “no day off, no absent” policy among its personnel to ensure effective delegation of functions during the SONA.
As part of the traffic management plan, a zipper lane or counterflow will be implemented on the southbound portions of Commonwealth Avenue to allow vehicles of government officials and guests to enter the Batasang Pambansa Complex.
The Batasan-IBP Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from 8 a.m. onwards as part of security measures.
Motorists are advised to take alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic along Commonwealth Avenue and in the vicinity of the Batasang Pambansa Complex, especially at about 3 p.m. when dignitaries start arriving.
An MMDA Mobile Command Center equipped with CCTV monitors will be deployed at the Batasan corner Commonwealth area.
Meanwhile, ambulances, tow trucks, mobile patrol units, motorcycle units, and flood mitigation equipment will be dispatched at designated routes and staging areas.
Traffic advisory signage will be installed along alternate routes, while plastic barriers and traffic cones will be put up along zipper lanes and affected roads.
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