A list of closed routes during the 2020 Feast of the Black Nazarene

Here's a list of affected roads during the length of the 2020 Feast of the Black Nazarene. Keep reading this hot news right now!

2020 Feast of the Black Nazarene: Which roads will be closed?

If you aren’t living under a massive rock, then you might already know of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. It’s a pretty big event with thousands in attendance and it involves a very well attended procession so a couple of roads around Manila, Metro Manila might not be viable for motor vehicle traffic from January 8 to January 9.

Feast of the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene

"Very well attended" is an understatement

As such, the Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit announced which roads will be closed to make way for the said event.

Note though that the closure of these said roads will depend on many factors but the said Catholic religious event itself is slated to start at 5:30 A.M. of Thursday. However, we can expect that some roads will already be closed as early as Wednesday evening.

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Here’s the list of those aforementioned roads:

January 8, 2020 - 9 P.M.

January 9, 2020 - 12:01 A.M.

North and Southbound lanes of Maria Orosa from TM Kalaw to P. Burgos
P. Burgos from Quezon Bridge, McArthur to Roxas Blvd.
North and southbound lane of Roxas Blvd. from Katigbak to U.N. Ave.
The southbound lane of Bonifacio Drive from Anda Circle to Katigbag Drive

Taft Avenue/Ayala to three bridges (jones, McArthur, and Quezon)
Taft Avenue’s northbound and southbound lanes from TM Kalaw until Ayala Boulevard
Parts of san Marcelino stretching from N.A. Lopez to U.N. Ave.
Parts of San Marcelino Street (From N.A Lopez to U.N. Ave.)
The stretch of Romualdez spanning U.N. Ave. to N.A. Lopez
The westbound lane of España Blvd. from P Campa to Lerma Street
The southbound lane of Quezon Boulevard from Fugoso Street to Quezon Bridge
Parts of P. Casal Street spanning Palanca to San Rafael

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Philippine Red Cross: Ready and prepared to help

Thousands of staff and volunteers from the Philippine Red Cross will also be present at the Feast of the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. Included in their preparations are 44 ambulances, a fire truck, a rescue truck, several first aid stations as well as welfare desks.

These will be stationed in strategic areas in order to meet the medical needs of those who will attend the event.

Here’s a map of the route as well as where the said aid stations will be located.

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Here’s a map of the route as well as where the said aid stations will be located

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Cesar G.B. Miguel

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Cesar Guiderone B. Miguel was born and raised in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. He previously worked as a freelance writer for various websites, as a member of the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management's training staff, and as a medical sales representative.

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