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QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is all set for the influx of motorists and passengers this Lenten season.
Under MMDA’s “Oplan Metro Alalay Semana Santa,” more than 1,600 traffic personnel will be deployed starting April 17 until April 22 on major thoroughfares, major transport hubs, and key areas in the metropolis to ensure the safe and smooth flow
MMDA Traffic Discipline Office Director Roy Taguinod explained that a no day-off and no absent” policy will be enforced among the traffic enforcers on Holy Wednesday and Thursday as well as on Easter Sunday and Monday.of vehicular traffic during the observance of the Holy Week.
“Traffic personnel will be fielded on traffic chokepoint areas in Metro Manila such as vicinity of bus terminals, roads leading to seaports, harbors, and airports; and major churches,” said Taguinod.
MMDA personnel will aslo conduct random and on-the-spot breathalyzer tests on bus drivers to ensure that they are not under the influence of alcohol.
Taguinod met with the agency’s traffic sector heads to ensure that traffic enforcers will not abandon their respective posts especially during rush hours.
MMDA will also conduct simultaneous sidewalk clearing operations against illegal vendors within the vicinity of major churches where devotees make their Holy Week pilgrimage.
Meanwhile, the agency is also in close coordination with the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the deployment of additional passenger buses under the “Alalay sa MRT” bus augmentation program.
The MMDA has already started the program but more passenger buses will still be given special permits to ferry commuters once the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 stopped its operation next week. (PIA InfoComm/MMDA)
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