Makitid na daan sa Ortigas, pansamantalang niluwagan na! | Dapat Alam Mo!
Aired (February 2, 2024): Human traffic — ganyan kung ilarawan ng ilang commuters ang sitwasyon sa isang makitid na daan sa Ortigas. Kaya naman laking tuwa ng marami nang luwagan ang matagal ng problema na ‘to. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 Have you ever waited for or been stuck in the road near Ortigas?
00:07 But after a few years, the suffering is over.
00:10 Because it's now easier to walk there.
00:12 And that's the story of JM and Sinas.
00:15 JM?
00:16 Brother Kim, the old narrow road under MRT Ortigas in EDSA
00:24 is now easier to walk because it's now wider.
00:28 So there's no more hassle.
00:30 Many pedestrians have long been complaining about the narrow walkway
00:37 that they pass under MRT Ortigas in EDSA Northbound.
00:41 I, on the other hand, have tried to walk on a narrow sidewalk.
00:44 People's faces are almost touching each other
00:48 whenever they walk here, especially during rush hour.
00:51 It's hard, especially during rush hour.
00:53 Especially in the morning, when you're on your way home,
00:56 you'll really get stuck.
00:57 Before, it was really hard for us to walk there because it's so narrow.
01:01 So many employees complained.
01:03 Some commuters, who pass under MRT Ortigas in EDSA Northbound almost every day,
01:09 are happy to see that it's now wider and more spacious.
01:12 It's a big help that they made the road wider.
01:17 There's always traffic, there's always a line.
01:19 Now, it's no longer there. It's better.
01:21 They no longer complain and no longer have to wait to be able to talk while walking.
01:27 No one is collecting money while they're waiting to be able to walk.
01:32 But even though the walkway is wider,
01:35 it's now closer to the so-called "widening" of the bike lane in EDSA.
01:40 If Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA clarifies,
01:44 the so-called expansion is only temporary
01:46 because the escalator is being assembled at the station.
01:49 It's like this to avoid people from gathering
01:52 and there are still people walking here.
01:55 MMDA will still discuss if the additional space will be preserved
01:59 if the escalator is being assembled.
02:02 Some more people are passing by.
02:04 Hopefully, it will be wider and the other narrow walkways will be under the train station.
02:10 Live from EDSA Ortigas, I'm JM Encinas,
02:18 and that is the story of...
02:19 You should know it, Koy Kin.
02:21 Happy weekend!
02:23 Happy weekend, JM!
02:24 Maraming maraming salamat.
02:25 [music]
02:50 [BLANK_AUDIO]