The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) aims to clear other heavily congested areas in Metro Manila before the end of the year.
In a news release issued on Tuesday, MMDA Officer in Charge Thomas Orbos said the agency is now targeting Balintawak, Cubao, Quiapo, Alabang, Monumento and Divisoria, which are known traffic choke points in the metropolis.
Orbos said the MMDA intends to start towing and impounding illegally parked vehicles in these areas before December this year.
“We want to continue these operations and to strike while the iron is hot, so to speak, and while we have the momentum on our side,” he said, citing the agency’s success in opening up four lanes to motorists after clearing Baclaran’s service road of street vendors and illegal terminals without any untoward incident.
“Everyone thought that clearing and cleaning Baclaran is an insurmountable task, but nothing is impossible if we work together to achieve a common goal,” Orbos said.
The clearing of major road networks and inner streets in Metro Manila complements the agency’s implementation of various traffic schemes, such as the number-coding scheme, in a bid to improve the notorious traffic congestion in the metropolis.