METRO MANILA’S FLOOD-PRONE STREETS
And the list keeps growing every day.
When before they only had Espana Boulevard to worry about when the rainy season comes, a lot of motorists have added more and more areas of concern for flooding in Metro Manila. The misery that the recent
habagat brought to Metro Manila recalled images of the young lawyer-to-be who drove his car through waisthigh flood, then uttered "I wasn't informed" of the flood. This made him an Internet celebrity for the wrong reason. Another case was the Land Rover Defender that got stuck on Araneta Ave.
Stalled vehicles, of course, are a common sight during heavy flooding, and it's only in the Philippines where this road misery becomes a source of income for people who prey on the unlucky drivers by offering their services for a fee.
Here are some of the streets and intersections to seriously consider avoiding when a continuous downpour lasts for hours: •
España Blvd. from the Antipolo-Maceda area all the way to UST in Manila •
The Lagusnilad underpass in the Manila City Hall vicinity •
Araneta Ave. near Talayan, Quezon City •
Maysilo Circle—Boni Avenue and its vicinity, Kalentong Street, New Panaderos Street, Shaw Boulevard and Acacia Lane, Mandaluyong City •
Osmeña-Skyway northbound in Makati •
Santolan-Edsa in Camp Aguinaldo Area •
Edsa-North Avenue, Quezon City • Don Bosco, Makati • Most parts of Taft Ave. in Manila •
Rizal Ave. cor. R. Papa, Sampaloc, Manila •
Buendia-South Superhighway southbound, Makati •
Buendia-South Superhighway northbound, Makati • C5 Bagong Ilog area • Chino Roces Ave. corner Dela Rosa, Makati •
West Service Road, Merville, Paranaque •
Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati •
East Ave. cor. Edsa, Quezon City •
Aurora Blvd., Araneta Ave., Quezon City •
Victory Avenue, E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon City •
Commonwealth Ave., Philcoa, Quezon City •
C5 before Aurora Katipunan flyover, Quezon City • Quiapo, Manila • Makati Diversion Channel, South Superhighway, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue •
Barangay Doña Imelda, Damayan Lagi, Tatalon, Quezon City •
Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Parañaque City •
Quirino Avenue in the areas of Plaza Dilao, and Pedro Gil and Guazon Streets, Manila