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MAP: Metro Manila streets most traveled by trucks


To ban or not to ban, that is the question facing Metro Manila mayors when the current truck ban scheme ends on July 6, Saturday
 
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino is insisting on a total daytime truck ban, but needs a resolution from the Metro Manila Council (MMC) adopting his proposal. The MMC is composed of the mayors of 16 cities and one municipality in Metro Manila.
 
In the past six months, trucks  have not been allowed on the road from 6- 10 a.m. and 5-10 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. On EDSA, from the Magallanes Interchange to North Avenue, trucks are not allowed at all any time of the week.
 
Covered by the current  ban are cargo trucks and heavy vehicles with a gross capacity of more than 4,500 kilograms. However, trucks carrying agricultural products are exempted.
 
In interviews, Chairman Tolentino has been saying that the daytime truck ban is essential to his traffic improvement plans in the metro.

But mayors must also consider the enormous trade in goods that would be affected by a total daytime ban.

Where are the trucks in the Metro?

Based on the latest MMDA traffic data, there are 79,850 trucks plying the major roads of Metro Manila daily. This is about four percent of the 2,216,948 vehicles on Metro Manila roads daily. 
GMA News Research notes that the following major roads have the highest volume of trucks:
 

View Major Metro Manila roads with the highest volume of trucks in a larger map  
  • A. Bonifacio Avenue is the main entry of vehicles going to Manila from northern regions like Central Luzon, Northern Luzon and the Cordilleras. One in 10 vehicles along A. Bonifacio is a truck, the highest ratio of trucks vs all types of vehicles among all major roads.  A. Bonifacio Ave. is along the truck route going to the Port Area.
  • South Superhighway is the main entry of vehicles from Southern Luzon going to Manila from SLEX. South Superhighway intersects with EDSA in Magallanes.  South Superhighway is also called Osmeña Highway in Manila and JP Rizal in Makati.
  • Quirino Avenue is a major road intersection on South Superhighway in Manila.  It is along truckers' route to the Port Area.
  • C5 Road is the preferred alternative road to EDSA, especially now that EDSA is deemed off limits to trucks. It has become the main route of trucks from the South going North.  
If the daytime truck ban is imposed, these roads will benefit most from a decrease in traffic volume.  



At least three common truck routes are within Quezon City. These roads are C5, Commonwealth and Quezon Avenue. 
 
Trucks and trailers follow this general route from the south expressway to Port Area:
  • C5 road to Katipunan Ave,
  • Left to CP Garcia Road,
  • Left to University Ave. in UP Diliman,
  • Right to Commonwealth Avenue,
  • U-turn in front of UP Techno Hub,
  • Straight to Quezon Memorial Circle,
  • Right to Quezon Avenue


Total daily truck and trailer volume along these areas is 17,008.

Twenty percent of all trucks in the metro, and seven percent of all trailers, pass through the C5, Commonwealth and Quezon Ave. routes daily. – CM/HS, GMA News

Tags: edsa, truckban, mmda
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