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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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DUMAGUETE City – Around 660,184 vehicles choke the narrow streets of this city in just 12 hours every day.
A study the city hall commissioned to ascertain the volume of traffic in 19 areas from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays reveals what intersections have the most number of vehicles daily, according to Information Officer Dems Rey Demecillo.
Based on the Intersection Traffic Volume Count Summary, the top 10 busiest intersections were Real South Road/Valencia Road, where Robinson Place is located, with a traffic volume of 62,922 vehicles; Veterans Avenue/Aldecoa Road at Daro Brix, 47,764 vehicles; Veterans Avenue/E.J. Blanco Drive at Provincial Nursery, 42,785 vehicles;
Real Street/Silliman Avenue at PNB, 41,544 (one-way); Veterans Avenue/Rovira Road at Saint Paul University Dumaguete, 39,906; Veterans Avenue/South Kagawasan at Negros Oriental State University, 39,254; Real Street/Sta. Rosa, 39,109; Larena Drive/Palinpinon Road, 36,342; Ma. Cristina Street/Locsin Street, 35,036; and Real Street/Dr. Locsin at New Bian Yek Commercial (one-way), 34,168 vehicles.
Less congested intersections, most of which were limited to one-way traffic, were Perdices/Colon streets, with 31,957 vehicles; Joe Pro Teves and Locsin Streets (one-way), 29,791; Real and Pinili streets (one-way), 29,318; Perdices/Surban streets, 28,365 vehicles;
Bagacay-Batinguel Road/Palinpinon Road at Bureau of Internal Revenue, 27,978; Perdices/Sta. Rosa streets, 26, 804; Ma. Cristina/Surban Street fronting COSCA, 23,626; Perdices/Pinili streets, 23,056; and Real/Teves streets Public Building 1, 17,897.
The study was conducted in partnership with the Negros Oriental State University’s College of Criminology.
Councilor Alan Gel Cordova advocated for the study as a means for city planners to formulate a new traffic scheme responsive to present day situations, Demecillo said.
Senior Superintendent Henry Biñas, acting provincial police director, said traffic-related incidents topped the list of crimes across Negros Oriental.
In a recent discussion with the Land Transportation Office Region 7, Provincial Board member Arturo Umbac said, “We have surrendered this city to lawless elements. It’s a jungle out there.” (PNA)
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