TACLOBAN
CITY, July 25 (PNA) -- The city council here is looking into the possibility of
ending the one way traffic scheme in the city by the end of July.
Vice Mayor
Jerry Yaokasin said a group will be coming next week to help the city
government craft the traffic impact assessment as well as the recommended
re-routing scheme.
The vice
mayor made a statement after a lot of motorists have raised questions as to
when the traffic scheme will end.
The present
is just based in an executive order issued by the mayor and an ordinance. The
order also directs the creation of a technical working group to continue the
study of rerouting in the city.
“Findings of
experts will tell us what are the things needed - traffic signs, traffic lights
or trained personnel,” Yaokasin said.
The city
government pushed for the re-routing scheme to check whether the proposal is
effective or not.
The
re-routing scheme is based on the request of the Traffic Operations Management
Enforcement Coordinating Office (Tomeco).
The city
council received the request for a dry-run. It was referred to the committee on
transportation and the council passed a resolution, allowing Tomeco to
temporarily implement the traffic scheme effective June 1.
A two-month
dry-run is required to assess the traffic scheme proposal.
Yaokasin is
hopeful that an assessment report will come out soon to check if the scheme is
beneficial to all parties concerned.
“The
interest of the majority should be considered, and that the good of all should
prevail,” he said.
Motorcab-for-hire
operators and drivers already sent a manifesto to the city council, outlining
their recommendations such as color coding of private vehicles, prohibition of
double parking and the ouster of some city traffic officials.
Yaokasin
said they will study if these proposals will contribute to ease traffic
congestion together with the assessment of the invited traffic experts. (PNA)
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