Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday announced the enforcement of a partial truck ban along Visayas and Mindanao avenues under its territorial jurisdiction to ease traffic congestion, especially during rush hour.
She approved Ordinance No. SP-2984 of 2020, prohibiting trucks and other heavy vehicles from traversing these major roads from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
“Those areas have been the favorite passage of trucks to other parts of Metro Manila,” Belmonte said.
“But that has caused traffic congestion, especially during rush hours, an inconvenience to the motorists as well as the commuters. That’s why we have decided to enforce a partial truck ban,” she added.
Under the ordinance, trucks and other heavy vehicles will not be allowed to pass the said routes during those times, in accordance with the modified truck ban policy of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
Covered by the ban are trucks with six or more wheels, regardless of purpose, nature or use and other vehicles classified by the Land Transportation Office as heavy vehicles, such as buses.
Belmonte clarified the truck ban will not be enforced during Sundays and declared regular or special holidays.
Exempted from the provisions of the measure are fire trucks, garbage/hauling/dump truck, police/military truck or bus, and other similar motor vehicles owned by or under contract with the government for rendering public service works.
Any violator will be fined P5,000 or imprisonment of one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.