The MMDA will soon start the expanded number coding scheme on August 15, 2022, in anticipation of the increase in traffic as face-to-face classes start this November.
The coding scheme will cover rush hours in the mornings and evenings, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
As per usual, during these times, vehicles ending in specific numbers will not be allowed to ply the affected roads. The schedule are as follows:
- Monday: Plates ending in 1 and 2
- Tuesday: Plates ending in 3 and 4
- Wednesday: Plates ending in 5 and 6
- Thursday: Plates ending in 7 and 8
- Friday: Plates ending in 9 and 0
The roads with coding are the following:
- Makati (7 AM to 7PM)
- EDSA
- C5
- Recto Avenue
- Quirino Avenue
- Araneta Avenue
- C6
- Roxas Boulevard
- Taft Avenue
- South Luzon Expressway
- Muntinlupa (Alabang-Zapote Road only)
- Shaw Boulevard
- Ortigas Avenue
- Magsaysay Boulevard
- Aurora Boulevard
- Quezon Avenue
- Bonifacio Avenue
- Rizal Avenue
- Del Pan
- Marcos Highway
Makati City will enforce the coding scheme from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Meanwhile, Muntinlupa City will only implement it on the Alabang-Zapote Road.
On August 15 to 17, the MMDA will not yet apprehend violators, and instead will only issue warnings. Arrests and ticketing will start on August 18.
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The following vehicles are exempted from the coding scheme: tricycles, transport network vehicles, garbage trucks, fuel trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, marked media vehicles, marked government vehicles, and motor vehicles carrying essential and/or perishable goods.
