Integrated traffic management plan for Dagupan eyed
AT the city hall’s request, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) will come to Dagupan to help design and operate an integrated traffic management plan for the city.
This was bared by Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos Thursday afternoon after his meeting with Mayor Belen Fernandez and other senior officials of the city government and officials of the Association of United Transport Organizations Provincewide (AUTOpro).
Orbos welcomed the request for assistance not just to look into the roadworthiness of vehicles but also with a traffic management plan customized for the city.
Aside from implementing “Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok”, the DoTr, along with its attached agencies (Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation and Franchising Board, will also assist the city in rationalizing routes for public transport.
He explained that it was the national government that did the route rationalization planning in the past but today it is the local government that will have to decide and recommend proper routing of transportation and the number of public transport needed for each route based on passenger demand to be approved by the national government.
He said they will also train traffic enforcers not only in Dagupan but also in other areas because the traffic in Dagupan, like any other urban areas in the country, also affects nearby towns, i.e., Calasiao, Binmaley, Mangaldan and even as far as Lingayen and Urdaneta City.
The plan will eventually require funding from the national government for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and traffic signals that he said, will show that Dagupan is a bustling metropolis.
Orbos credited Mayor Belen Fernandez for her initiative to ask for professional and expert help.
Orbos said DoTr officials will be in Dagupan by the first week of March to start the groundwork for consulting city officials, the Public Order and Safety Office and all other stakeholders, together with the PNP Highway Patrol Group, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Public Works and Highways.
He said the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be asked to help formulate the traffic management plan suited for the city. (Leonardo Micua)
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