CARMAGEDDON: Skyway Stage 3

[foresterx]

Are you in favor of the proposed four(4) day work week to ease down traffic congestion amidts the skyway and other roadway projects?


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no, it wouldn't help at all. better solution would be flexi time for employees. kasi kung 4 day work week ganon din ang traffic since sabay sabay pa din ang pasok at uwian unlike pag flexi time di sabay sabay ang pasok at uwian ng mga tao.

[baludoy]

* the Pasig river ferry. I think one reason why it isn't successful is that there is no direct access to the ferry stations from the major CBDs (Makati and Ortigas).

you're probably right. i wonder how many rides it will take one to travel from the river ferry terminals to the makati & the ortigas CBDs and how much it'll cost the average commuter?

btw, if i'm seeing the correct structures, i think the terminals/jetties along the pasig river are still operable. a little sprucing up of its creature comforts ought to make it more serviceable and more attractive

[dblackswan]

Let's all wait and see

[jodski]

This would be a long shot pero up to now lagi kasi nakakalimutan na isa sa long term solution sa problem na ito is to De-congest Manila...

Other cities hindi magawa na mag urbanize properly kaya ayun lahat ng tao nagpupumilit sumiksik dito. Idagdag mo pa yung term na provincial rate sa salary...

Wag naman sana aabot na may mag isip na lagyan ng third floor yan ha

[baludoy]

This would be a long shot pero up to now lagi kasi nakakalimutan na isa sa long term solution sa problem na ito is to De-congest Manila...

kung tama ang naalala ko sinubukan simulan ito noong panahon ni arroyo nang itratransfer sana niya ang headquarters ng phi marines sa southern mindanao kung saan may secessionist movement hanggang ngayon. kaso lang maraim-rami din ang umalma kaya walang nangyari.

iyon nga lang may nadinig din ako na may ulterior motive sina arroyo noon kaya denggoy pa din

[Monseratto]

What happened to Lady Miriam's law to limit cars...?


Miriam wants older cars off the road | News | GMA News Online

[e2romo]

Dapat encourage yung mga future BPO na sa probinsya magbukas at discourage sa Metro Manila. Gawing mura mag-operate sa mga probinsya na hindi congested, like tax holiday for several years, at taasan ang tax naman kung sa Metro Manila sila mag-operate.

Sent from the Twilight Zone...

[jodski]

Dapat encourage yung mga future BPO na sa probinsya magbukas at discourage sa Metro Manila. Gawing mura mag-operate sa mga probinsya na hindi congested, like tax holiday for several years, at taasan ang tax naman kung sa Metro Manila sila mag-operate.

Sent from the Twilight Zone...

Meron na gumagawa nito... pansin ko lang usually sa SM Malls or Robinsons sa provinces may remote offices na sila... kaso kulang pa rin eh kasi iba kalakaran sa provinces kapag usapang LGU clearances na

[Red Advent 04]

ayos to umpisa na ng kalbaryo..pero ayos yaan kapag nayari na.

[Monseratto]

Stupid idea to install bike lanes on already crowded major throughfares. These slow moving obstacles should be relegated to the side streets...

Ingredients for a Metro Manila traffic Armageddon

By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 02/17/2014 3:32 PM | Updated as of 02/17/2014 9:05 PM

MANILA - The monstrous traffic jams expected in the next two years is not only because of the road networks that will be put in place.

According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Francis Tolentino, a slew of projects will be held in the next few months from water pipe replacements to truck bans that will slow down vehicles plying EDSA and other major roads.

In an interview with ANC, Tolentino said the traffic mess this morning was “because of the advance info given, several motorists shifted from Osmeña Highway to EDSA. Coupled with the morning rush, this is it.”

The government had earlier asked the public for patience because of the construction projects that will start later today.

Based on an advisory from the Citra Central Expressway Corp., the group that will undertake the P26 billion Skyway 3 project, an advance work site will be set up later at 10:00 p.m. at the center island of Osmeña Highway from Buendia in Makati to Quirino Ave in Manila.

The Skyway 3 project, a 14.8 kilometer six-lane elevated expressway, will complete the Skyway system from Alabang to Balintawak. The project is targeted for completion before 2016.

Another project, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway Phase 2, also begins today. Both projects are expected to increase traffic volume in EDSA.

MMDA already put up a website that the public can access to check on the completion status of a total of 15 road projects.

“There’s also a plan by the [Maynilad Water Services, Inc.] to upgrade their pipe system,” Tolentino said. He said this will take four and a half months.

The truck ban that will be implemented by the city of Manila may also add to the burden of motorists, he said.

While Manila will have hassle-free traffic because of the lack of trucks plying its roads by day, it will be different the rest of the day. “Pagdating sa gabi, bubuhos sila. Kasagsagan pa ng construction,” he said.

Of course, there are also the road accidents that delay further the movement of traffic. Tolentino said there is an average of 22 accidents on EDSA every day.

Last Friday, Valentine’s Day and payday, there were 24 accidents recorded there, he said.

Tolentino said the government is doing its best to deal with the monstrous traffic. Several suggestions have already been put forward, including the four-day school week and “No Green Plate Day.”

On Monday, cyclists, environmentalists and doctors trooped to the Supreme Court to compel the government to share the road network for bicycle lanes and walkways.

The Share the Road Movement asked the high court to direct the government to “divide the roads in half: half for cars and half for collective transport systems, like all-weather bike lanes and sidewalks, bus rapid transit, and public trains.”

The petition reads: “Car ownership in the country is very disproportionate. Only 2 percent (2%) of our people own motor vehicles. However, the majority of the roads are given to them. The government policy has been to build more and more roads to accommodate more and more private vehicles. The remaining ninety-eight per cent (98%) of the population are not even given enough space to walk on.”