NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Archives

The Last Days of Manila’s First Flyover

January 14, 2023 by The Urban Roamer

After over 70 years in existence, the Ramon Magsaysay Flyover is being dismantled to give way to massive infrastructure projects that are set to change the landsacpe of Santa Mesa and the greater metropolis.

A “Missing Hands” Postscript, Underpass Blues, Etc.

February 18, 2015 by The Urban Roamer

So much has been going on this month that even I couldn’t keep up. Nevertheless,we try to keep tabs of what went on in this edition of the Roamer’s Roundup, including an update on that controversial Bench ad and the work on the planned Gil Puyat Underpass in Makati.

Connecting North And South: The NLEX-SLEX road link projects

February 23, 2014 by The Urban Roamer

Be prepared. Traffic Armageddon is upon us cityfolk. Then again, aren’t we already experiencing it every single day of our urban lives?

This time though, we are warned it’s going to be worse than worse thanks to various projects that will commence construction within the year (as it is being projected at this time) all in the name of alleviating the age-old traffic woes of the metropolis and improving the metropolis’ transportation system.

The website MMRoadway.com listed about 15 of these projects; for today, the Urban Roamer is going tackle two of them which are expected to change the way how Metro Manila will be interconnected with the rest of Luzon, both North and South.

the NLEX-SLEX road link projects (courtesy of MMRoadway.com)

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