MANILA, April 22 -- The southbound portion of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) - Kamuning flyover will be partially closed beginning May 1 to make way for its rehabilitation.

In a press conference in Pasig City on Monday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chair Romando Artes said the retrofitting of the flyover aims to strengthen the bridge and as a preventive measure against natural disasters like earthquakes.

"It is expected to fully open to vehicular traffic on October 25," Artes said.

The project, he said, will begin on April 25 and is part of the government's efforts to rehabilitate structures in preparation for "The Big One"-a theoretical large earthquake that results from active faults that have not ...