Bonifacio Global City Prepares for The Big One With Earthquake Drill on Sept 29

We’re all aware that the Philippines has been preparing for The Big One for quite some time now. We, of course, refer to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that may strike and paralyze the country. While we all don’t want this to happen, Filipinos have been encouraged to join earthquake drills in various parts of the archipelago.

The latest one will be held in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 10am to 12noon. As with all other earthquake drills, various roads will be closed to traffic, along with other places being used as evacuation centers. To make things more realistic, traffic lights will be temporarily shut down.

In anticipation of the heavy traffic that this activity may cause, BGC management is letting the public know that the following roads will be closed to traffic during the two-hour drill. These include:

• 11^th Ave between 32^nd and 26^th street (where the West Tower of One and Two Serendra are located)
• 5^th Ave between 32^nd and 26^th street (from McDonald’s to Net Lima)
• 2^nd Ave between 31^st and 32^nd street
• 31^st street from 1^st Ave to Rizal Drive
• 7^th Ave corner Lane T
• 40^th street corner 9^th Ave
• 3^rd Ave between 31^st and 32^nd street

Motorists and advised to take alternates during the said earthquake drill.