THE Manila Police District (MPD) issued a traffic advisory and road closures for the Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 17.
In a Facebook post, the MPD said the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge will be closed starting at 3 a.m. on Feb. 16. Southbound traffic on Jones Bridge will be closed beginning at 7 p.m., while northbound traffic on the same bridge will be closed starting at 9 p.m. At 10 p.m., U-turn access and road sections around Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz will also be closed, including parts of Ongpin Street, Juan Luna Street, Quintin Paredes Street and Plaza Cervantes.
They noted that the affected areas will include the Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz U-turn access, Ongpin Street from Juan Luna to Quintin Paredes, Quintin Paredes Street from Dasmariñas to Escolta, Jones Bridge, Juan Luna Street from Dasmariñas to Muelle de la Industria, the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge and Plaza Cervantes.
To minimize traffic congestion, the MPD urged motorists to take alternative routes during the closures. Vehicles from Juan Luna Street heading to Jones Bridge southbound will be redirected via Dasmariñas Street, Muelle de Binondo and Muelle de la Industria toward Plaza Sta. Cruz. Motorists from P. Burgos Avenue traveling northbound will be advised to use the MacArthur Bridge or the Quezon Bridge.
Meanwhile, those coming from Riverside Drive and bound for the Binondo–Intramuros Bridge northbound will be diverted through A. Soriano Avenue and Anda Circle. Those traveling from Muelle de la Industria and heading southbound will be rerouted via Muelle Banco de Nacional. Meanwhile, motorists from San Fernando Street bound for Jones Bridge will be redirected through Dasmariñas Street and Muelle de Binondo.
On the day of the celebration, the MPD said a designated traffic route from the Manila Central Post Office to Lucky Chinatown Mall will be implemented starting at 3 p.m.
The route will pass through Jones Bridge, Escolta Street and Plaza Sta. Cruz, Dasmariñas Street, Quintin Paredes Street, Ongpin Street, Sabino Padilla Street, Soler Street and Reina Regente Street before reaching the mall.
