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MMDA deploys 2,300 on the road

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The Metro Manila Development Authority has started implementing measures under “Oplan Metro Alalay” to ensure the safety and convenience of motorists and commuters during the Holy Week.

Annual exodus. People flocked to  the provincial bus terminal in Araneta
center in Quezon City waiting for bus units that will take them to the
provinces where they will spend the  Holy Week. MANNY PALMERO

The measures entail the road-readiness testing of buses in terminals located along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Cubao, Quezon City; Pasay City, Caloocan City and Coastal Road, and the alcohol test among bus drivers before they can be allowed to travel.

MMDA personnel will use breath analyzer, which authorities are using in apprehending motorists under the influence of liquor and prohibited substance.

“We will do this inspection on bus terminals to make sure the transport vehicles are roadworthy and the riding public going to provinces are safe during their trips,” said MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino.

The project was made in anticipation of road congestion caused by the traditional Holy Week exodus and the influx of motorists.

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To enforce Oplan Metro Alalay from March 27 to April 6, Tolentino ordered the deployment of 2,300 men coming from the agency’s Metro Base Unit, Traffic Constables Office, Mobile Patrol and Motorcycle Units , Road Emergency Groups, Metro Parkway Clearing Group and Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group.

Crisanto Saruca, MMDA traffic discipline office chief, said the   personnel will   man traffic on  points to and from Metro Manila particularly North Luzon and South Luzon expressways, Coastal Road, Mc Arthur Highway, Marcos Highway, Mindanao Avenue and A. Bonifacio Avenue.

He added the MMDA and local traffic bureaus would also send traffic enforcers on major streets near churches.

Command posts will be set up at the South Luzon and North Luzon Expressway entry points from Holy Monday to early morning of Maundy Thursday, then from Black Saturday to Easter Sunday.

Saruca said the public can also contact the agency’s Metrobase hotline 136 for periodic traffic updates and requests for assistance. He added MMDA’s Facebook and Twitter account will also be open 24/7 during the Holy Week to accept and respond to inquiries.

The implementation of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) commonly known as “number-coding” will be lifted from April 1, Holy Wednesday until April 6 (Monday).

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