Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Braga wants developers to seek TMC nod By Carlo P. Mallo
URBAN enclave developers should first get clearance from the Traffic Management Center (TMC) before it sends out an application for the City Council to grant, City Councilor Pilar C. Braga said.
Braga said the increasing volume of traffic in Davao City requires that developers also anticipate the congestion they will be contributing to the city streets and provide measures to minimize this inconvenience.
"Their development plans should be in accordance with the traffic management plans," Braga said during Monday's Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao. "We are proposing that they seek clearance from the Traffic Management first before we approve."
Three urban developers bared their plans to develop their respective malls and urban enclaves within close proximity to each other at the Bajada area. These are the Ayala Land Inc., SM Prime Holdings, and Robinsons Land Corporation. They have already started developing their areas along the stretch of J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City.
The J.P. Laurel stretch where the three major developments are rising is already among the most congested stretches in the city.
Robinsons Land Corporation is already on its last stage of its Robinsons Cybergate project, which is being constructed near the office of the Davao City Water District (DCWD).
Ayala Land Inc. is in the early phase of constructing its multi-use property project dubbed as Abreeza at the 10-hectare property of the Anflocor Group, fronting the Redemptorist Church.
On the other hand, SM Prime Holdings has yet to unveil its plans for the 40 hectare Lanang Golf and Country Club which it has reportedly purchased just recently.
All three major projects of the country's major developers are situated in the same stretch of road, which is already heavily congested.
