Protected bicycle lane now connects Manila to QC

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have finished work on the protected bicycle lane that now connects the City of Manila to Quezon City.

These protected bicycle lanes now connect major roads, residential areas, and high-volume commuter areas to major medical facilities in the aforementioned cities to make hospitals more accessible especially for the frontline workers.

Bollards have been installed to protect bicycle riders while also separating the lane for motor vehicles, and road signs were also put up for the information of cyclists, motorists, and even pedestrians.

 The Manila route of the bicycle lane covers the Taft Avenue-Quirino Avenue-Roxas Boulevard-United Nations Avenue Loop. This route serves medical facilities like the Philippine General Hospital, Manila Doctors Hospital, Manila Medical Center, and Ospital ng Maynila.

The Quezon City Route runs along V. Luna to East Avenue-Elliptical Road-G. Araneta Avenue via Quezon Avenue-Commonwealth Avenue-Elliptical Road. It connects hospitals including the Philippine Children’s Hospital, Lung Center, Heart Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and the East Ave Medical Center.

Photos grabbed from the DOTr Interim Bike Lanes video

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