Pasay sets traffic scheme for ‘Undas’; watch where you park

The Pasay City government will be implementing a traffic rerouting scheme starting Wednesday to decongest traffic around local cemeteries for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

In an advisory, the Pasay Traffic Enforcement Unit announced that the whole stretch of Don C. Revilla or Sgt. Mariano Street, from Edsa to the Pasay City cemetery, will be closed to all vehicles.

Libertad Street beside the Dolores fire station will also be closed to all vehicles in both directions to give way to foot traffic going to and from the Roman Catholic cemetery.

One-way traffic will also be implemented along eastbound Arnaiz Avenue, from Aurora Street to the corner Marconi Street, from 2 p.m. onwards.

All vehicles coming from Makati City going to Libertad will be diverted to Marconi Street going to Buendia or Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay, while all vehicles coming from Libertad going to Makati are advised to turn left at P. Burgos Street going to Buendia in Makati.

All vehicles coming from Pasay going to Makati are advised to take Roxas Boulevard, then Marconi going to Arnaiz up to Buendia in Makati.

Since Tramo-Edsa going to Andrews Avenue will be open to light vehicles only, public utility vehicles taking M. de la Cruz are advised to turn right to Aurora Street, turn left to Tolentino then right to Protacio Street.

All Evangelista public utility jeepneys from Libertad will be rerouted to Burgos Street then right to Buendia going to Makati.

To further decongest road traffic to and from the cemeteries, Pasay police chief Supt. Samuel Turla warned that illegally parked vehicles will be towed.

Around 400 policemen are being deployed to secure key areas in the city, Pasay Mayor Antonino Calixto said in a statement.