Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Basilica rerouting
ALL vehicles are barred from entering portions of three roads by the Basilica del Sto. Niño starting Thursday up to Jan. 20 for the nine-day novena and on Jan. 25 for the traditional “Hubo.”
Jeepney routes that traverse Osmeña Blvd. from the corner of D. Jakosalem St. to P. Burgos St., and D. Jakosalem and P. Burgos from the Magalles St. corner to Osmeña Blvd. are rerouted.
Citom Executive Officer Arnel Tancinco said they designated as temporary parking areas P. Burgos and Legaspi Sts. right by the Patria de Cebu building, and the P. Burgos and Osmeña Blvd. sides of the WDC building.
Existing pay-parking bays like those by the Metro Cebu Water District building will also be available, he said.
Tancinco said the Basilica requested that vehicles not be allowed near its premises, for security concerns.
Also, he said that Magallanes St., specifically between the Magellan’s Cross and the City Legislative Building, will be closed starting this week because of the ongoing drainage work.
Workers are breaking the concrete for the project, which is designed to improve drainage of the newly renovated building.
The Archdiocese of Cebu has announced that the nine-day novena will be preceded by a penitential procession at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 10 that will start from Fuente Osmeña to the Basilica.
The Basilica also scheduled 10 daily masses for devotees at the Pilgrim Center throughout the novena days starting at 5:30 a.m., with an hour and a half in between masses.
The Hubo, where the Sto. Niño’s image is given back its ordinary clothes after the celebration, is also expected to draw a huge crowd.
Chief Insp. Jonathan Abella, Cebu City Police Office traffic division chief, said rerouting will take effect from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) with route numbers 21B and 22B on their way back to Mandaue City will turn left for D. Jakosalem St., right for Gomez St., to Urdaneta St., left to Lapu-Lapu St., to Jereza St., then to M.J. Cuenco Ave.
PUJs from Banawa, Guadalupe, and the Capitol will turn left for Osmeña Blvd. from M.J. Cuenco, then to Lapu-Lapu, Legaspi, Plaridel Extn., and back to Osmeña Blvd.
Those from Pit-os and Talamban well turn left for Lapu-Lapu St. from M. C. Briones St., then to Legaspi, Jakosalem, and back to their usual routes.
PUJs with route numbers 10D, 09H, and 12M will turn left from Jakosalem, right for Legaspi, to Plaridel Extn., Plaridel St., Magallanes, and back to their usual routes.
Other Mandaue PUJs should turn left for Urdaneta from P. Burgos, left for Lapu-Lapu, right to Jereza, and left to M. J. Cuenco before going back to their usual routes.
PUJs with route numbers 08G, 09C, 10E, 12D, and 11D will turn right to Legaspi from P. Burgos, to Plaridel Extn., and to Magallanes.
PUJs with route numbers 11A, 10G, and 10K, on the other hand, will proceed to Jakosalemn from Magallanes, then to M.C. Briones, Lapu-Lapu, Jakosalem, then to Colon St.
He advised motorists and the PUJ drivers to follow the traffic signs installed on the rerouted areas. (RHM)
For Bisaya stories from Cebu. Click here. (January 9, 2008 issue)
Write letter to the editor.Click here.
Join the Sun.Star message board.Click here.
|
