The $140-million Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Greenways Project is expected to enhance the experience for commuters in the National Capital Region (NCR), improve transportation, and transform cities into greener areas, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) underscored.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is funding this project, which is composed of elevated pedestrian walkways in Balintawak and Cubao in Quezon City, Guadalupe in Makati City, and along Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

It will connect pedestrians and commuters to mass transit stations to help promote the use of public transport.

DOTr Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure James Andres Melad stressed that the project would also boost economic growth through better transportation system.

“This harmonization is crucial for shaping a more sustainable future and creating greener cities that are safe, commuter and pedestrian-friendly, as well as accessible for all,” Melad said.

The department shared that the first phase of the EDSA Greenways project involves building five kilometers of the covered elevated pedestrian walkways around the four mass transit stations – Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe and Taft, along EDSA.

The DOTr noted that at present, existing pedestrian facilities on EDSA are poorly designed, uncomfortable, and unsafe. The project thus aims to make EDSA, a major artery in Metro Manila, more walkable.

The DOTr declared that the Greenways project will be completed by 2027.

According to the ADB, “Pedestrians on EDSA can soon expect safe, wide, well-lit, and disaster-resilient elevated walkways. The Asian Development Bank has approved the EDSA Greenways Project, which will help the government construct 5 kilometers of covered walkways that will be linked to mass transit stations in Balintawak, Cubao, Guadalupe, and Taft. The 5-meter-wide structures, equipped with elevators and monitoring systems, will be easily accessible for pedestrians, including the elderly, pregnant women, young children, and people with disabilities.”

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