ANGELES CITY -- The City Government here will start enforcing on November 15 an executive order banning quarry trucks passing through the city's vicinity, particularly at the busy intersection in Barangay Cutcut, which leads to the Clark Freeport.

Mayor Francis "Blueboy" Nepomuceno formally issued recently Executive Order 28, series of 2009 entitled "Imposing a total ban on Quarry Trucks with 22 Wheels and Above and 8 to 20 wheeler Quarry Trucks in Angeles City from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. starting November 15, 2009."

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Nepomuceno said the measure would help in mitigating the traffic problem in the Cucut area, which also leads to Porac town and to the city proper here.

According to the mayor, at least 15 percent will be reduced from the volume of vehicular traffic in major roads, particularly trucks passing through Angeles-Porac boundary and the circumferential road.

"The traffic conditions of our major streets and highways have deteriorated because of the entry of quarry trucks from all points," Nepomuceno said.

The City Government, Nepomuceno added, spends millions of pesos in repair of roads being destroyed by heavy quarry trucks.

The Angeles City Police Office (Acpo) headed by Senior Superintendent Danilo Bautista was tasked to strictly implement the truck ban.

The Angeles City Traffic Management Enforcement Unit headed by Police Superintendent July Caligagan and Angeles City Traffic Enforcement and Transport Management Office led by Noel Buan will provide support and coordination to effectively carry out the truck ban along the city's major streets and highways.

Meanwhile, City Administrator Mark Allen Sison said the City Government would recommend to the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) that the truckers should be allowed to use the western portion of the Megadike as an alternate route.

DPWH Central Luzon regional director Alfredo Tolentino earlier refused to allow the truckers pass by the dike, saying it will destroy the structure's integrity.

Tolentino said the dike was designed to contain lahar and floodwaters and not to accommodate heavy equipment like trucks loaded with quarry materials. (Reynaldo G. Navales)