BRACE for the worse as far as traffic is concerned.
This was the warning issued by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as a combination of a Friday Payday is expected to fill the streets and malls in the evening.
Likewise, the MMDA said that both motorists and passengers for prepare for the arduous ride home.
“Ngayon pong payday Friday hanggang buong weekend, ini-expect po namin na talagang magsisikip ang daloy ng traffic o mas sisikip pa dahil…mamimili ang ating mga kababayan dahil may suweldo, yung bonuses pumasok na,” MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said.
“Sa atin pong mga kababayan, kung puwede pong mag-defer muna ng shopping nang weekday next week, mas maganda po at ‘wag nang sumabay ngayong weekend. We have to plan yung ating pagsa-shopping,” he added during an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
Artes also said that some 409,000 vehicles had passed through EDSA on Thursday.
The traffic usually clogs between 5 and 10 p.m.
The MMDA said that they will deploy more personnel to assist in the traffic.
Midnight shopping
The payday Friday coincides with the decision of Malls to extend shopping hours until midnight starting today.
Artes said that they had coordinated with the managers of malls along EDSA to assist with traffic and passenger queues.
