Due to the APEC event this week please be advised of the below mentioned traffic disruptions:

Traffic

Aside from the closure of Roxas Blvd, travelers, residents and businesses can expect widespread disruption and delays along all major thoroughfares and at all major transportation hubs across Metro Manila. Most of the security measures and changes in traffic patterns will be concentrated in the cities of Pasay, Paranaque and Manila.

From November 15-20, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a “stop-and-go” scheme for official motorcades, which essentially means that all traffic will come to a halt until the VIPs pass. This scheme applies to parts of EDSA, Roxas Blvd, Skyway and SLEX, as well as roads around Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

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The MMDA has announced the following traffic schemes for the week of the event:

• The innermost lanes of EDSA in each direction – two northbound and two southbound – will be reserved for APEC delegates. These APEC lanes extend from Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City to the Mall of Asia in Pasay City.
• The southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard will also be reserved for APEC dignitaries, while one of the northbound lanes will become a two-way thoroughfare for other motorists.
• Roads surrounding PICC will be closed, including Bukaneg St, Vicente Sotto St., Buendia Ext, M. Jalandoni St. and J.W. Diokno Blvd Bridge.
• Clients can expect congestion on roads surrounding major hotels in Manila, Pasay City, Makati and Bonifacio Global City.

Flights

Officials at Manila International Airport Authority say travelers can expect a considerable number of flight cancellations of domestic and international flights during APEC. The tightest security of course will be at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport and the adjacent Villamor Airbase. No-fly zones will be in effect from November 17-20 across the city, particularly airspace in the vicinity of NAIA and PICC.

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