Let’s see if this works.
“To ease heavy traffic on Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will soon reactivate traffic lights in the area and close down most of the U-turn slots,” reports Maricar B. Brizuela in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The report pointed out that “Katipunan is considered one of the busiest thoroughfares in Metro Manila, as it is home to Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), Miriam College, and the University of the Philippines (UP).”
According to Cris Saruca of the MMDA Traffic Discipline Office, there is no set date yet for the reactivation of traffic lights on the busy thoroughfare.
The report said that “the agency was still coordinating with officials of schools in the area.”
The report added that the MMDA “earlier attributed the heavy traffic on Katipunan Avenue to the 80% hike in the number of trucks plying the road due to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) ‘no apprehension policy’ for ‘colorum’ trucks applying for a franchise.”
