New EDSA to rise in Metro Manila, says Public Works Secretary Singson

MANILA, Philippines — A new EDSA (Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue) might soon rise in Metro Manila to address the traffic congestion in the metropolis, Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson disclosed on Monday.

Singson said they were looking at either putting an “elevated” expressway or a tunnel to decongest the traffic.

“EDSA to us is a struggle. EDSA can no longer absorb widening so what’s our option?” said Singson during the hearing of the Senate finance committee.

“We are doing a metro expressway for NCR [National Capital Region]. And this is either we put on top of EDSA a second level or we do a tunnel,” he said.

“We’re completing a study on that and it looks like the elevated expressway on EDSA will be [built]. Bagong [New] EDSA,” Singson said. “We are finalizing our plans to do a new EDSA.”