Manila, March 27 -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that an overhaul of traffic measures for the EDSA rehabilitation project will be released next week.

During a meeting at the MMDA headquarters in Pasig City on Thursday, MMDA Chair Romando Artes presented "final intervention measures" to the 17 National Capital Region mayors comprising the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to gather their feedback.

The complete overhaul of EDSA's traffic scheme, he said, is part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to prioritize public convenience.

"With the expected decrease in lane capacity of EDSA, we are tasked to develop the final plan centered on the President's directive to ease the inconvenience of motorists...