The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is asking for motorists’ cooperation in the implementation of stop-and-go schemes and other traffic adjustments in Metro Manila…
Skyway management suspends window hours for Manila-bound trucks using SLEX, STAR Tollway
The order implementing window hours for Manila-bound trucks from South Luzon that will traverse the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Southern Tagalog Arterial Road…
Metro Pacific arm gets P19B loan for construction of Cebu expressway
Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC), an indirect subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), has signed an omnibus loan and security agreement for…
Expect heavier traffic with rehab of key Manila bridges, flyover
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is warning motorists and commuters of more than the usual traffic in areas affected by the rehabilitation of…
Tollway company NLEX Corporation (NLEXC) is setting aside around P19 billion in 2018 for various projects aimed at helping solve Metro Manila’s daily traffic…
Limited run for light trucks on EDSA, Shaw in place from Mar 15-18
Three vehicular volume reduction measures, including limited operation of light trucks during rush hour, proposed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Agency (MMDA) have been…
Uniform rates for MM traffic offenses soon in effect
National government agencies and Metro Manila mayors have agreed to come up with a unified ticketing system and impose standard fines for motorists who…
BRT system among PH traffic solutions eyed under emergency powers
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) is hoping the bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Metro Manila will be included in emergency powers that…
I-ACT irons out no window hours, more metro traffic-easing schemes
For more than three months starting October 17, the window hours under the number coding scheme will be suspended for private vehicles traversing EDSA,…
EDSA, C5 number coding window hours suspended starting end-Oct
The Inter-Agency on Traffic (I-ACT) and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) have agreed to suspend the window hours of the number coding scheme for…
October 8, 2016
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State of Mind
Sure, the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s headline may have been misleading, but the recent statement of Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade – in which…
PH transport agency gets specific on projects aimed at solving transport woes
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it needs an estimated initial budget of P3.859 billion for its proposed maritime projects, stressing that these can…