THE BUENDIA-to-P. Burgos segment of Roxas Boulevard will be closed on Sunday, May 6, starting at midnight to late afternoon for an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) event. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that all the main lanes will be closed, but the service road will remain open for access to establishments. The INC is holding its Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty, with more than 500,000 expected to congregate at the Cultural Center of Philippines and walk to the Quirino Grandstand. The walk will also utilize parts of Diosdado Macapagal Avenue, Buendia Avenue, Taft Avenue and Road 10. The MMDA will deploy 200 personnel composed of traffic enforcers, road emergency personnel, and a roadside clearing group.
The alternative routes provided by MMDA are:
• From Radial Road 10 (R-10)/Anda Circle, left at Andres Soriano Jr. right at Gen. Luna St., Straight at Maria Orosa St., right at T.M. Kalaw, left at M.H Del Pilar St. to destination and vice versa
• From A. Bonifacio Drive, left at P. Burgos, right at Maria Orosa St., right at T.M. Kalaw, left at M.H. Del Pilar St. to destination and vice versa
• From A. Bonifacio, left at P. Burgos, right at Taft Avenue, to destination and vice versa
• From P. Burgos, right at Finance Road, at left at Ayala Boulevard, right at San Marcelino, left at U.N. Avenue, right at Pres. Quirino Ave., left at South Super Highway to destination
• From P. Burgos, right at Finance Road, right at Taft Avenue, left at Pres. Quirino., right at South Super Highway to destination