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LIST: Road closures for Black Nazarene procession

January 6, 2017 | 1:27pm

LIST: Road closures for Black Nazarene procession

Several roads will be closed off and traffic will be rerouted for the prcoession of the Black Nazarene.

AP / Bullit Marquez

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit on Friday released a list of roads to be closed off for the Black Nazarene procession on January 9.

They also released a list of alternate routes for the closed roads.

In preparation for the procession, certain roads will be closed off starting 9 p.m. on January 8, Sunday,

Only one lane will be accessible on Katigbak Drive and South Drive going to Manila and H20 Hotels.

The northbound lane of Quezon and MacArthur bridge will be closed from Bonifacio Shrine onwards.

Taft Avenue from Ayala Blvd. to Bonifacio Shrine will be closed off as well.

Rerouting of vehicles will also be implemented starting 9 p.m. on January 8:

Light vehicles intending to utilize the stretch of Bonifacio Drive and Roxas Blvd southbound shall turn around to Anda Circle going to A. Soriano Ave. turn right to Gen. Luna St. to Burgos-Orosa St., then turn left to TM Kalaw St. to Taft Avenue to point of destination;
Trucks and other heavy vehicles intending to utilize the stretch of Bonifacio Drive Southbound shall turn around Anda Circle going back to Northbound lane of Road 10 to C3 to point of destination;
Vehicles coming from southern part of Manila intending to utilize the northbound lane of Roxas Blvd. from TM Kalaw St. to P. Burgos St. shall turn right to TM Kalaw St. left to Orosa St. going to Intramuros left to A. Soriano Ave. to point of destination;
Vehicles traveling along P Burgos St shall turn right to Finance Road to Ayala Avenue to point of destination;
Vehicles using Taft Avenue northbound shall turn right to Ayala Blvd to point of destination.

On January 9, additional roads will be closed starting midnight.

The stretch of Mc Arthur, Jones, and Quezon Bridge will be closed off.

Roxas Boulevard from Katigbak Drive to TM Kalaw will be closed off.

Both lanes of Quezon Blvd. (Quiapo will be closed to traffic from A.Mendoza/Fugoso Street and España Ave/P. Campa Street for southbound lane, while road from Taft Avenue/Ayala Blvd for the northbound lane)

Rerouting of vehicles on January 9 will start at 12 midnight:

Vehicles coming from Quezon City using the stretch of España Avenue shall turn right to P. Campa St., then turn left to A. Mendoza St., then turn right to Fugoso St., turn right to CM Recto Avenue or left to Nicanor Reyes St., then turn right to CM Recto Avenue to point of destination.
Vehicles coming from Legarda St. shall turn right to CM Recto Avenue or turn left to Mendiola St. to their point of destination.
Vehicles coming from Caloocan City utilizing Rizal Avenue shall turn right to Fugoso St. or CM Recto Avenue, to point of destination.
Heavy vehicles/cargo trucks shall take Pres. Osmeña, to Pres. Quirino Avenue to Nagtahan via AH Lacson Avenue to Capulong St. (vise-versa).
All buses using Taft Avenue northbound shall turn right to Ayala Ave to point of destination.
Vehicles coming from Reina Regente St. utilizing southbound lane shall turn right to San Fernando St. or make a U –turn at Plaza Ruiz to point of destination.

The MPD-TEU also noted that some of the road closures would be in effect as the procession approaches, and would be lifted as soon as the tail end passes.