Ongoing road repairs conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in various roads across Metro Manila resulted in significant traffic congestion on Saturday.

Many motorists found themselves heavily inconvenienced as they were caught in the gridlock while going about their errands.

John Marc, a motorist, expressed his surprise at the heavy traffic situation along EDSA today.

"Triny kong lang EDSA kasi Sabado naman eh. Inexpect ko na medyo magsa-subside kasi nga di pa nakakabalik lahat e so may long holiday pa next week," he said. 

(I thought there would be fewer vehicles on EDSA today, being a Saturday due to the ongoing holiday break.) 

DPWH announces 3 major road works, 11-month retrofitting of Kamuning flyover  

Marc was also taken aback by the road repairs contributing to the traffic congestion. 

"Hindi pa rin timing kasi may pasok pa rin by Monday so hindi pa rin expect talaga lahat mag iistay for long weekend," he added. 

(It still didn't quite time well because there's still work by Monday, so not everyone is really expecting to stay for the long weekend.) 

Traffic crawled at a snail's pace from Guadalupe Bridge to Pioneer northbound due to the restricted lanes caused by road repairs with only two lanes available for motorists. 

The closed lanes are set to reopen on Thursday, April 11. A similar situation is observed at Roxas Boulevard and Roxas EDSA Flyover in Manila due to ongoing road repairs. 

DPWH to conduct road reblocking

According to DPWH, simultaneous road repairs are being conducted in Metro Manila to take advantage of the upcoming long weekend, where fewer vehicles are expected on the road. 

Meanwhile, in Quezon City, several road repairs have exacerbated the traffic situation. Among the affected roads are Tandang Sora Avenue towards C-5, IBP-San Mateo Road, Luzon Avenue southbound from Congressional Avenue towards C-5, and Mindanao Avenue northbound. 

While these roads are slated to reopen on April 11, repair will continue every weekend until April 30. Furthermore, the retrofitting of the southbound lane of EDSA Kamuning Flyover is scheduled to commence on April 25 and is expected to last for eleven months.