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Makati suspends number coding for Oct. 31, bares Undas rerouting plan
Makati City will also suspend the number coding scheme on Oct. 31, in time for this year's observance of Undas (All saints' and All Souls' Days).
The Makati City government also announced on Wednesday its traffic rerouting plans and parking sites for Undas.
Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said it will suspend the number coding scheme for Friday.
ADVISORY: Walang number coding sa October 31, ayon sa @MMDA. | via @UnangHirit
— GMA News (@gmanews) October 27, 2014
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said this is in consideration of motorists and commuters taking trips to the provinces to pay respects to their dearly departed.
But Tolentino said at the time they are not sure as of now if Makati and Las Piñas Cities will follow the lifting of the number coding scheme on Friday.
Filipinos are expected to flock to the provinces for the yearly Undas (All Saints' and All Souls' Days), with the exodus expected to peak on Friday.
Under the number coding scheme, vehicles are banned from passing through major roads, depending on the last digits on their license plates.
Covered by the number coding are vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 on Mondays; 3 and 4 on Tuesdays; 5 and 6 on Wednesdays; 7 and 8 on Thursdays; and 9 and 0 on Fridays.
Rerouting plan
Meanwhile, Makati City public safety chief Hermenegildo San Miguel said towing operations will also be suspended on Saturday and Sunday.
Parking areas will be designated for cars and motorcycles for those visiting their departed loved ones in cemeteries located in the city.
Makati's three cemeteries include the Manila South Cemetery, Municipal Cemetery, and Makati Catholic Cemetery, which is already closed.
Security plans
Police will set up checkpoints and patrols around the cemeteries to maintain security.
There will also be foot and bike patrol details, and an assistance booth for missing children.
Environmental services chief Danilo Villas assured regular garbage collection, with environmental police teams will be deployed to enforce anti-littering rules.
Street sweepers will work even after 5 p.m., while an orientation will be held for vendors and food stall operators regarding the plastic ban in Makati City.
Closed streets
Streets that will be closed starting midnight of October 31 until midnight of November 2 include:
- Kalayaan Ave. (from Zapote to N. Garcia)
- South Ave. (from Metropolitan to J.P. Rizal)
- Vito Cruz Extension (from South Avenue to F. Zapote)
- N. Garcia (from Kalayaan to J.P. Rizal)
- Pililia (from J.P. Rizal to Kalayaan)
- JB Roxas (from J.P. Rizal to Kalayaan Ave.)
Other streets to be closed during the same period include:
- Kakarong (from J.P. Rizal to Metropolitan Ave.)
- Montojo (from South Avenue to Zapote)
- Yague (from South Avenue to Zapote St.)
- Panama St. (from South Avenue to Zapote St.)
- Suez St. (from South Avenue to Zapote St.)
Two-way traffic will be allowed on J.P. Rizal (from Pasong Tirad to Makati Avenue), and Kalayaan Avenue (from F. Zobel to Makati Avenue, and from Pasong Tirad to Zapote).
Traffic enforcers will guide motorists on the alternate routes in barangay Olympia.
If traffic volume in J.P. Rizal and South Avenue builds up, westbound (going to Manila) vehicles will be directed to turn right to Trabajo Street then turn left to Hipodromo Street towards A.P. Reyes Avenue.
One-way traffic will be implemented along Metropolitan Avenue, from South Avenue to Nicanor Garcia Street, and in N. Garcia St. from Metropolitan Ave./ Jupiter St. to Kalayaan Ave.
Vehicles passing this route can turn right only in going to Makati Avenue, while the rest of the roads leading to and from or within the vicinity of the three cemeteries will retain their usual traffic flow.
Rerouting
Traffic will be rerouted as follows: motor vehicles coming from Ayala Ave. Extension going to J.P. Rizal Ave. via South Avenue must turn left to Metropolitan Ave., then turn right to Zapote St. or Pasong Tamo towards destination.
Motorists from Jupiter going to Pasong Tamo via Metropolitan Ave. must turn left to Nicanor Garcia St, turn right to Buendia Ave., turn right to Ayala Ave. Extension, and left to Metropolitan Ave. towards destination.
Vehicles from Jupiter St. going to J.P. Rizal Ave. via N. Garcia St must turn right to Kalayaan Ave., left to Makati Ave., and left to J.P. Rizal Ave.
One-side parking will be allowed on the following streets:
- Kalayaan Ave. (from Reposo Street to Salamanca Street/ northside)
- N. Garcia Street/ Reposo (from Kalayaan to Metropolitan Ave./ westside)
- Metropolitan Ave. (from South Ave. to N. Garcia Street/ southside)
- Ayala Extension (from Malugay Street to the driveway near Toyota Bel-Air/ eastside)
Other streets where one-side parking will be allowed are:
- Metropolitan Ave. (from South Ave. Ext. to Pasong Tamo/ northside)
- Bagtikan Street (from Kamagong to Guijo Street)
- Inner streets of barangays Valenzuela, Sta. Cruz, and Olympia, which will be managed by the traffic enforcers of the barangays
Hotlines
The public may also call Makati’s emergency hotline 168. Other PLDT numbers connected to 168 are the following: 870-1920, 870-1923, 870-1926, 870-1929, 870-1932, 870-1935, 870-1940, and 870-1942. — Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News
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