Biz group OKs EDSA rehab plan

The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) has expressed support for the government’s plan to rehabilitate Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare, emphasizing that it should be done the “right way” to avoid economic disruptions and inconvenience to motorists due to resulting heavy traffic.

- By DEXTER BARRO II

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon earlier said that the government is set to begin the long-overdue overhaul of EDSA next month after facing several delays.

Dizon is cautioning commuters and motorists to prepare for longer travel times along EDSA once construction begins.

Sought for comment, MBC executive director Rafael Ongpin said the country’s leading business executives view the rehabilitation as “necessary.”