TAGUIG CITY, (PIA) -- At least 1,000 personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are all set for managing the flow of traffic during the upcoming first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr.

"Personnel assigned are tasked to manage both vehicular and pedestrian traffic; emergency response; clearing operations; assist in crowd control; and support the operations of the Task Force SONA 2022, Philippine National Police, National Capital Region Police Office, Quezon City Police District, Presidential Security Group, and Quezon City government to ensure a peaceful and orderly SONA," said MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar.

According to MMDA, personnel from the agency’s Traffic Discipline Office, Road Emergency Group, Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group, Flood Control, and Metrobase will be deployed along Commonwealth Avenue and other roads leading to and within the vicinity of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on Monday, July 25.

Ambulances, tow trucks, fire trucks, mobile patrol units, motorcycle units, among others, will also be deployed at designated routes and staging areas.

Likewise, MMDA will implement a zipper lane or counterflow on the southbound portion of Commonwealth Avenue to give way to vehicles of government officials and guests going to the complex as needed.

Melgar added that MMDA’s Task Force Special Operations and Anti-Colorum Unit, in coordination with the Quezon City government, will intensify clearing operations to remove all types of road obstructions, including illegally-parked vehicles, to ensure that alternate routes are passable.

Earlier, MMDA released the traffic re-routing plan in line with the upcoming SONA. (MMDA/PIA-NCR)