MMDA to impose a "stop and go" traffic scheme on EDSA during SEA Games

1. The Stop-and-Go traffic scheme

The 2019 Southeast Asian Games is slated to be held in the country from November 30 to December 11, which means that the Christmas traffic is about to reach the boiling point. In anticipation of this, the Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a “stop and go” traffic scheme on major roads, including EDSA, for the duration of the event. 

This scheme will make it easier for the delegates to move between venues as they compete in various sports, as well as the visiting heads of state and dignitaries who will arrive to lend their support to their chosen athletes. The agency said that it will be deploying around 2,000 personnel in several key areas to help manage traffic flow and provide additional security for the visiting foreigners.

Events involving foreign dignitaries such as the APEC Summit typically call for a traffic management scheme

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2. So how will this work?

In a statement, the MMDA said that traffic will be temporarily stopped to give way to convoys of delegates or dignitaries passing through selected roads and intersections. The convoys will also be made to use the yellow lane, underpasses, and flyovers when travelling along EDSA.

Here’s a list of possible chokepoints during the 2019 SEA Games:

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