00:00The MMDA is well-prepared for the expected heavy traffic this holiday season.
00:06Aside from operating hours in malls, the duty of the traffic enforcers will be extended.
00:11Jenny Red of PIA in Balitang Pambansa.
00:16The MMDA launched a plan to prevent heavy traffic this holiday season.
00:22According to MMDA General Manager Undersecretary Procopio Lipana,
00:27the duty of the traffic enforcers will be extended until 12 p.m.
00:31while the operating hours in malls will be extended from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
00:43Aside from the traffic enforcers, the MMDA also conducts regular clearing operations in residential lanes.
00:49These are the designated alternative routes for the main roads.
00:54According to MMDA, 464,099 vehicles pass through EDSA every day last November
01:02compared to the 225,000 capacity limit of the highway.
01:07MMDA General Manager Undersecretary Lipana reminded motorists...
01:11Of course, we know that if there is a traffic congestion and we have a lot of countrymen,
01:16it will be easy for them to get lost.
01:18So let us remind them to be patient when there is a traffic congestion
01:23and let us be kind to our fellow motorists.
01:28Through these initiatives, MMDA is trying to ease the traffic flow
01:33despite the increase of 10 to 15 percent of the number of vehicles this holiday season.
01:39From PIA National Capital Region, Jenny Red, Balitang Pambansa.
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