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The newly opened overpass in Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. in Makati after its inauguration, Friday (14 July 2017). The opening of the first of two new pedestrian overpasses is expected to ease up traffic in the busy streets of the Central Business District. The footbridge stretches from the RCBC Plaza building to The Columns Ayala Ave. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - A new pedestrian overpass was opened on Buendia (Gil Puyat) Avenue on Friday as part of efforts to encourage walking to work in the Makati financial district.
The covered walkway crosses Buendia from the upscale Columns condominium complex to RCBC Plaza, according to its builder, the Makati Commercial Estate Association (MACEA).
The newly opened overpass in Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. in Makati after its inauguration, Friday (14 July 2017). The opening of the first of two new pedestrian overpasses is expected to ease up traffic in the busy streets of the Central Business District. The footbridge stretches from the RCBC Plaza building to The Columns Ayala Ave. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
"The pedestrianization program is meant to ease traffic by supporting walking as a safer, more convenient, and affordable option to move around the business district," MACEA said in a statement.
A second overpass on Buendia that will connect People Support building to the Makati Post Office will be completed by April 2018, it said.
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Aside from elevated walkways, 14,721 square meters of open sidewalks in Salcedo and Legazpi villages were also renovated, it said.
At least P55 million was spent for the replacement of 11 escalators for underpasses in the central business district, it said.
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