Parts of Roxas Blvd to be Closed on Independence Day

MANILA: Roxas Boulevard will be temporarily closed on June 12 for the activities marking the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that the south and northbound lanes from T.M. Kalaw Street to P. Burgos Street are going to be closed from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. for a flag-raising ceremony.

From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., Katigbak Parkway, South Road, and Independence Road will be closed for a civic-military parade.

The MMDA advised that affected trucks traveling to North Harbor reroute from SLEX straight ahead to Osmeña Highway, then turn right to Quirino Avenue, continue straight onto the Nagtahan Bridge, travel down Lacson Avenue, turn left to Yuseco Street, and straight ahead to Capulong Street before turning right or turning left onto R-10 Road to reach their destination.

Trucks traveling from Parañaque may turn right at Quirino Avenue to go to Nagtahan then Lacson Avenue to go to their destination. The same route may be used by trucks traveling south.

The MMDA will also deploy traffic enforcers to help with traffic control. Tow trucks, ambulances, and vacuum trucks will also be deployed.

Photo by Joan Bondoc for Philippine News Agency

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