RADIAL ROAD 10: A LONG-NEGLECTED OPTION TO HELP DECONGEST EDSA

Did you know that Radial Road 10 (R10) is the shortest (and quickest) way to the southwest portions of Manila, Makati, Pasay, Parñaque, Las Piñas or the entire Cavite province if you’re coming from Malabon City, Navotas City, Caloocan City, Quezon City (portion), Valenzuela City or Bulacan?

Unlike EDSA that arches (semi-circle) thru Caloocan, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Makati & Pasay – R10 is like almost a straight path along the pier. Of course, past urban planners apparently recognized this and that is why they made provisions to
widen R10 into 6-lanes on opposite directions.

However, informal dwellers, homeowners, commercial establishments & truck hauler owners continue to make huge portions of R10 inaccessible to motorists. In fact, widened sections that were already cleared of dwellers are now full of parked trucks, cars & makeshift structures that render the newly-paved lanes useless to vehicular traffic (traffic triples in volume during morning and evening rush hours).

This means that a viable option to help ease the traffic congestion in EDSA and other key roads in Metro Manila is wasted, along with billions of taxpayers’ money. Calling on Secretary Mark Villar of Department of Public Works and Highways and Secretary Arthur Tugade of Department of Transportation and Communications - please clear out R10 and ensure that it stays that way in order to help decongest EDSA.