Manila, May 27 -- Senators Francis Tolentino and Grace Poe on Tuesday called for strategic and commuter-sensitive approaches ahead of the major rehabilitation works on EDSA.

Tolentino, a former chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), recommends a phased, night-only construction to cushion disruptions to motorists, businesses, and the economy.

He proposed dividing the two-year project into five work sections namely Pasay, Makati-Guadalupe, Ortigas, Cubao, and Caloocan, and limiting construction to between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Senator Grace Poe, meanwhile, said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) should fast-track the completion of the MRT-7 railway project to provide an alternative mode of travel amid expected c...