QUEZON CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) — Over 30 roads and streets in Quezon City were designated as alternate routes to free up the traffic-choked Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue.
On Friday, the Quezon City government and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority signed an agreement establishing 31 “Kalayaan Lanes” in the city.
Under the MOA the Quezon City government will support the MMDA and different barangays in the implementation of the Kalayaan Lanes by providing additional signages and enacting ordinances for the effective implementation of its undertaking; assist in traffic management by providing traffic enforcers from the Department of Public Order and Safety.
The Quezon City government will also coordinate with homeowners associations and different barangays for smooth implementation, and conduct an information campaign to inform the public of the implementation of Kalayaan Lanes.
For its part, the MMDA will identify Kalayaan Lanes that are within the territorial jurisdiction of Quezon City; provide sufficient traffic enforcers to execute traffic rules; coordinate with government agencies such as Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and Philippine National Police for the effective implementation of the undertaking, and coordinate with the Local Government Units for its implementation.
Among those tagged as Kalayaan Lanes were: Banawe, De Jesus, Granada, Dapitan, Maria Clara, Matimyas, Scout Magbanua, and Scout Tobias; it will also cover Amoranto Avenue, Balintawak Cloverleaf, Biak na Bato, Congressional Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue, C-5 Road, D. Tuazon Street, Dapitan St., Del Monte Avenue, Edsa, E. Rodriguez Avenue, Gilmore Avenue, Katipunan Avenue, Luzon Avenue, Mayon Avenue, Mindanao Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Santolan Road, Sto. Domingo Avenue, Timog Avenue, Tomas Morato Avenue, Visayas Avenue, and West Avenue. (QC PAISO/RJB/SDL/PIA-NCR)
