Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Sensorized traffic needs more men
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero
TRAFFIC Management Center chief Celso Gempesaw said they will need 116 additional traffic enforcers by November for the implementation of the sensorized traffic lights in the city.
Gempesaw said as of the moment they have about 300 traffic enforcers.
With the implementation of the sensorized traffic, he said, at least four traffic personnel need to be posted daily at every major intersection in the city where the traffic system will be installed.
Gempesaw said two enforcers will be assigned for the morning shift and two for the afternoon shift or a total of 116 traffic personnel a day for the 29 major intersections in the city.
"In case there are traffic violations, vehicular accident or brownout, the traffic personnel can respond to them easily. The traffic system cannot go down and apprehend motorists, you need people to man the intersection," Gempesaw said.
He said they are already preparing a draft of their request, which will be forwarded to the local finance for budget allocation included in the Supplemental Budget 2.
Gempesaw said at least P9 million is needed to pay the salaries of the 116 additional traffic enforcers.
Earlier, Gempesaw said an additional 120 traffic enforcers is necessary to maintain the order of traffic flow even after the city hosted the Asean Tourism Forum last January.
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