In a bid to lessen traffic jams in their area, the Pasig City Traffic and Parking Management Office (TPMO) has implemented their own odd/even traffic scheme.
Pasig City started implementing the odd/even traffic scheme on Dec 12 in the following areas:
- San Guillermo Avenue/Buting (eastbound)
- Elisco Road/Nascor (westbound)
- Elisco Road/M. Concepcion St./R. Jabson St. Intersection
- San Lorenzo, Greenwoods/Sandoval Avenue (northbound and southbound)
- F. Legaspi (westbound)
“[Under the Pasig City traffice scheme,] vehicles with license plate numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 cannot use the roads on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Vehicles with license plate numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 may not pass on the roads on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,” reports Kristian Javier on Philstar.com.
Alberto Dulay Sr., officer-in-charge of the Pasig TPMO, claimed that “almost around 30 to 40 percent of traffic was reduced” due to the scheme.
However, some motorists “expressed dismay over the implementation of the traffic scheme, calling Ortigas Extension, which is now the main route to key areas, a ‘hell hole’ due to the ordinance.”
The report noted: “It was pointed out that Antipolo, Angono, and nearby Rizal towns will be affected since Ortigas Avenue is the main route for vehicles from Rizal. Moreover, residents of Greenwoods Executive Village are affected most since it stands along the Pasig-Cainta boundary and will have to traverse down C-6 Road to get out.”
Such is the reality of Metro Manila traffic: One area’s brilliant idea may easily mean hell for other spots.
