LAPU-LAPU City Traffic Management System (CTMS) announced on Wednesday that it will close major roads from November 20 to 21 in observance of the feast of Birhen sa Regla (Virgin of the Rule), the city’s patron saint.
CTMS said they will close major roads near the Birhen sa Regla Church in Barangay Poblacion from 4:30 a.m. to 12 midnight.
G.Y. Dela Serna St. going to Ompad St. will be closed as well as other streets leading to the church, except for Mantawe and Lopez Jaena streets.
CTMS officer-in-charge Mario M. Napuli, in an interview with SunStar, said private vehicles and taxi units can enter areas near the church.
“Ang pampasaheroan nga gikan Mandaue kutob ra terminal. Di na kasud sa Poblacion (Passenger jeepneys and tricycles from Mandaue City will only be allowed at the PUV terminal. They cannot enter Poblacion area),” he said.
Only private vehicles and taxis will be allowed to enter Poblacion, Napuli said.
Napuli said private vehicles can use two parking lots located at corner B.M. Dimataga and P. Rodriguez streets.
“Libre ni siya, walay bayad bisan piso (Parking is for free. No payment, even a single peso),” he said.
Around 45 CTMS enforcers and over 40 personnel from the City of Lapu-Lapu Allied Force will be deployed from 4 a.m. to 12 midnight to guide motorists.
Motorists who are heading to Cordova town may use circumferential roads to avoid congestion.
CTMS advised motorists and commuters to follow traffic rules and prevent roadside parking to avoid towing.
“Mo-follow lang sila sa atong mga signages nga ibutang sa kalsada. Di sila magpasagad og parking sa ilang sakyanan kay naa raba tay towing. So, adto lang ta mo-parking sa atong designated area (They must follow signages that will be placed along the road. They should avoid roadside parking to avoid towing. They have to park their vehicles at designated areas),” he said. (Vincent Clark Ermac, USC AB Communications Intern/SunStar Philippines)