{"id":8480,"date":"2016-10-11T16:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T08:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8480"},"modified":"2016-10-11T16:15:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T08:15:48","slug":"latest-traffic-schemes-in-metro-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/10\/11\/latest-traffic-schemes-in-metro-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Traffic Schemes in Metro Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone knows how heavy traffic can get in Metro Manila, especially along EDSA, C5, and the roads leading to and out of its constituent cities. Christmas is only two and a half months away, which will only make things worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

To solve the impending traffic jams, the Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (i-ACT), composed of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Philippine National Police \u2013 Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), along with the local government units have come up with ways of decongesting our roads.<\/span><\/p>\n

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NOT FOND OF GOOGLING? We\u2019ve compiled the latest traffic schemes in Metro Manila. Image by Mark Balmores, grabbed from <\/em>Manila Bulletin<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

So you don\u2019t have to go digging through the internet, here\u2019s a list of the latest traffic schemes in Metro Manila:<\/span><\/p>\n

No more window hours<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re like everyone else who owns (and tries to use) their car daily, you should be more than familiar with the term \u201cwindow hours\u201d. It\u2019s a 5-hour window between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm everyday when you won\u2019t be apprehended for violating the number coding scheme. However, as of yesterday (Oct. 10), that happy 5-hour period will be gone\u2026 for the next three and a half months (October 17 to January 31, to be exact).<\/span><\/p>\n

Related article: UPDATE: DOTr to suspend window hours for Number Coding Scheme on Oct 17<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Number Coding is back in Paranaque City<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Paranaque used to be an alternate route for people coming from and going to the South without needing to go through SLEX or Skyway. This, however, has resulted in the city\u2019s streets becoming more and more congested. In a bid to decongest his city, Mayor Edwin Olivarez decided to bring back the Number Coding Scheme and apply it to the entire city. Window hours were set between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm after some interest groups protested the lack of window hours prior to its re-implementation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Related article: Para\u00f1aque City to return number coding scheme<\/a><\/em>
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UV Express allowed in EDSA (again) with conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UV Express vans have become a major form of transportation for most Metro Manila commuters. They go from one point to another with hardly a stop along the way, even if you\u2019re packed like a can of sardines. Just imagine how people felt when the LTFRB decided to ban them from using EDSA… until they decided to lift the ban. Yes, they\u2019re back along EDSA, but can only go through these routes:<\/span><\/p>\n