The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday announced that Bank Drive in Ortigas Center in Pasig City is now open to private vehicles to ease traffic congestion in the commercial district. Formerly, motorists going to the Ortigas area pass through Guadix Drive. “Guadix Road is an identified chokepoint. The same data showed that travel speed along Edsa-northbound service road along Ortigas Avenue and Megamall to Meralco Avenue increased by 25 percent. From 12 kilometers per hour, average travel speed on the same routes increased to 14 kph.

Source: Manila Times February 27, 2018 16:30 UTC