Odd-even on EDSA; free toll on Skyway

Traffic measures, routes in place during EDSA rebuild

- By GHIO ONG and ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

Portions of Skyway Stage 3, an alternate route for EDSA, will be toll-free in July.

License plates ending in odd numbers will be prohibited on EDSA on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Vehicles with plates ending in even numbers are banned on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said the odd-even scheme will have a one-week dry run, during which violators will not be issued a ticket.

"We are expecting a 40-percent reduction of vehicles along EDSA," Artes said.

Provincial buses and trucks delivering perishable goods and aviation fuel will be allowed on EDSA only from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Electric and hybrid electric vehicles as well as transport network vehicle services such as Grab, Angkas and JoyRide are exempted from the coding.

Bollards separating the exclusive bicycle lane may be removed by the MMDA amid proposals to turn it into a shared lane for cyclists and motorcycle riders.