Traffic in Metro Manila is bound to get worse before it gets better, as the government rolls out its infrastructure projects meant to ease road congestion in the third quarter of 2018. “There are many projects next year that are part of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program … that will simultaneously [start construction by this time] till the end of President Duterte’s term. For us to have better infrastructure, we need to go through heavy traffic. So we have to keep our patience up,” Transport Undersecretary for Roads Tim Orbos said on Tuesday. Though traffic was expected “to get worse” around the third quarter of 2018, Orbos said motorists could use alternative routes as new roads were expected to open next year, among them the Harbor Link and the Skyway Connector.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 26, 2017 19:18 UTC