Skyway 'safe', being assessed after 'sinkhole' appearance

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said that authorities are checking if the “sinkhole” that appeared on Sales Road in Pasay City affected the integrity of the Skyway. 

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Monday said that authorities are checking if the “sinkhole” that appeared on Sales Road in Pasay City affected the integrity of the Skyway . “‘Yan naman po ay pinagtutulong-tulungan, hindi lamang po ng Maynilad at yung service provider po na tumitingin sa tubo ng tubig nila nangagagaling ang tubig. Ganun rin po yung Department of Public Works and Highways at yung Skyway ,” the MMDA chief said.

Initially, small cracks were noticed at 6 a.m., which rapidly expanded into a three-meter-wide crater that was 10 feet deep. Maynilad informed residents of five barangays near Sales Road to anticipate delays or interruptions in water supply until 10 p.m. on Sunday as repair work is carried out on the affected water lines.To resolve this, the MMDA said that it had implemented a counterflow or a temporary reversal of the direction of traffic flow in one or more lanes.

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