Under Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Memorandum Circular No. 08 Series of 2012, private vehicles are not allowed to use lanes for Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) or yellow lanes unless they are turning right to get to a side road or entering Edsa from a side road. Those who violate this provision are fined PHP500.
However, the fine has not stopped drivers of private vehicles from using the PUV lanes.
“In a meeting last week, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, head of the Edsa Technical Working Group (TWG), and the MMDA said that on Jan. 18, they would begin cracking down on private vehicles using the yellow lanes on the southbound portion of Edsa between Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City and Guadalupe in Makati City,” reports Maricar B. Brizuela in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Almendras revealed that they picked this particular stretch as it was the “most problematic” area during the morning rush hour. Eventually, though, they will implement the policy on the whole stretch of Edsa.
Almedras pointed out that the MMDA and Highway Patrol Group (HPG) would be deploying more men for the enforcement of the policy.
Almedras added, “We have started fixing the barriers placed along Edsa to educate motorists.” Moreover, “the HPG would be making further adjustments to avoid confusion among motorists.”
