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EDSA Pasay-Guadalupe sign ideas - ROUTE SHIELDS INCLUDED

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 Per a suggestion from Skyscrapercity user Sky_Higher, I've created a second version of the EDSA concept signs from Mall of Asia to the Guadalupe Bridge, this time incorporating the route numbering and shields implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways in 2012 . As EDSA is part of National Highway 1, some of the inherent issues with the Philippine highway numbering system will pop up here. EDIT, 4/6/21: Changed directions on signage sketches from east/west to north/south, per suggestion from Skyscrapercity user goliath103 . --- Northbound, Mall of Asia to Guadalupe 450 meters east of Mall of Asia D. Macapagal Boulevard (TO Route E6) Though this segment is not actually part of the numbered routing along EDSA, it is close enough that signing it for Route 1 east is reasonable. Route 171 signage for Tramo Street/Aurora Boulevard.  As Macapagal points to NAIAX (and thus the best routes to Terminals 2 and 3), the route number for that expressway, E6, is mentioned here. 1

EDSA signage improvement ideas between Pasay and Guadalupe

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  The section of EDSA between Aurora Boulevard (Tramo Street) in Pasay and J.P. Rizal Avenue in Guadalupe, Makati is unique in that it functions very similarly to a "Jersey freeway", essentially a limited access expressway with some driveways/street access but otherwise with no stoplights and multiple exits.  (The emblematic example of this style of road design is Route 17 in New Jersey)  In particular, from the Tramo flyover east to Guadalupe, EDSA spends about 6-7 km in this form, and thus would be a viable spot for better exit signage. Along this stretch, Magallanes Interchange signage has not been updated in years, even with the emergence of Skyway in the late 1990s.  With the completion of Stage 3, more useful navigation aids from EDSA are critical in letting drivers know they do not have to use it to get to Quezon City and to NLEX, as well as simplifying the text destinations between Magallanes and the Pasig River. EDSA currently has no exit numbers, but all measurement