^ Yeah, route assignments. :)

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^^ I'm curious, what kind of driver's test do they administer in the Philippines? Is there a written (well, it's actually done on the computer now) test, a vision test, and the road test?

my uncle had to do written and road.. he told me they had included a "hanging" test where you apply a constant acceleration to a car in a ramp and to keep from moving..:) and that's for professional license.. i don't know if non-pro have it tho..

^^ I'm curious, what kind of driver's test do they administer in the Philippines? Is there a written (well, it's actually done on the computer now) test, a vision test, and the road test?

last time i took an exam (i got a ticket) it's already computerized , i mean just answer the question w 4 to 3 selection w/ pencil.

I heard(in Davao) they now test drive the applicants but not when i applied for my license :nocrook:

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Bontoc Northern Luzon

wow ganda pala ng bontoc... very nice view.

How many bridges are scheduled to be finished by the end of 2010? I hope they are beautifully designed... In terms of design, we're still lagging. And more widely roadsssss must e built....

BTW, I just noticed that more highway constructions are concentrated in Metro Manila than in provinces... It should be the other way around to spur develoipment....

^^ well, since the WB suspended our loan, most projects(infrastracture) are also stopped..

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^

Cool, no right turn on red light...:applause:

^^ any diff. w/ this sign ?

you must wait for green light to make a right turn

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^

They may mean the same...

^^ LOL i am just baiting someone

^
I see... :)

2nd Phase Traffic Signalization of Davao is underway....

almost all TS are erected in south part of Davao City covering 37 intersections .

some intersections i took ...

J.P. Laurel & F.Torres sts.

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Damosa area
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we should use something like this one in makati, global city or even in roxas blvd.

that looks even better than what i see in 1stworld countries!

WOW! :cheers::banana::banana::banana:

that looks even better than what i see in 1stworld countries!

WOW! :cheers::banana::banana::banana:


....

OA

:lol:

Why don't we have a separate left-turn lane+traffic light for most interchanges?


we (dvo) do have these lanes in some intersections

Discussions from the Picar thread:

^^correct.. bgc will suffer tremendous congestion problems if not addressed now..

BGC should address the problem of traffic congestion today. Hundreds of building are being constructed in the upcoming CBD and I see choke points already in Gate 3 and Mckinley. Sobrang traffic especially with the Christmas season.

Northrail MRT link should be built now to address this. Haayyy. Sorry off topic. Yes Picar and Century together with Binay local government should think of ways to address the traffic or else, it will just worsen the existing traffic in Makati.

I like what Rockwell did to address the traffic. They constructed wide roads and built the flyover. Same with BGC. They should invest in infrastructure to make entry and exit to Century City easy.

why didn't the urban engineers of the taguig government or even the bcda thought of addressing flyovers in the first place? imo, a lack of foreseeing 20 years ahead would congest fbgc. infrastructures like these are also great investments. and while fbgc is still preety much undeveloped, might as well build them. nagtipid ba o wala sa plano? I agree with the opinons regarding narrow roadlanes specially the entrace from c5 and the exitway on mckinley, imagine if the c5 going to libis choked.:ohno: knowing fbgc is positioning itself to be a major cbd with rivals neighbouring makati etc., they should build them now.

^^ Napaka car centric kasi ng mga pinoy eh but if there will be access to good public transport system available, it will be a disincentive for drivers to drive their vehicles when faced with such bad traffic jams and add to that limited parking as well as parking costing alot (that it's ridiculous). Just look at cities like New York, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo among others, people either walk or use public transpo more so than actually drive because it reached a threshold to some where it does not make economic sense to drive anymore. Now in Pinas, I'm not sure what that treshold will be before the public's perception of public transpo changes. What's that cost lost sitting in traffic? Having said this, aside from the Fort Bus, and plans for a BRT system, more access/exit road(s) and public transpo hubs at key points within BGC are all that's really needed since the railway extension is already part of the long-term solution/plan. Efficient public transport system will really be key because the current access and exit roads does not look like it can handle heavy/major traffic flow without reconstruction and/or the construction of additional access/exit roads to improve traffic flow in and out of the area. That's why like many of you have said, it is better to address the issue and plan for it sooner instead of later so that solutions can be seemlessly incorporated in the overall Master planning. Same thing applies to Century City.

haha.. super off-topic tayo... i agree that we are now a car-centric culture.. but things should change if proper infrastructure has been placed conveniently for many of us to use.

i disagree. What they are doing with BGC is actually smart and with good foresight. The road network of BGC is more than enough to support a CBD. Making them wider will not solve any traffic problems as it will just encourage more people to drive their cars to BGC (hence, more parking space would be needed). Urban Planners now know that congestion is a "good thing" (yes, i said its a good thing, believe it or not). Its a good thing as it will force people to seek alternative methods to get to work, in this case BGC. That is why BGC developed the Fort Bus and if everything goes according to plan (hopefully), rail systems such as Northrail will service BGC commuters.

Vancouver (a city with very few highways) is actually better off than most N.A cities in terms of traffic. Abu Dhabi is also applying this no highway, congestion is your friend kind of planning too....in contrast to Dubai which has wide roads and highways. Which city has worse traffic jams? Dubai;)

sorry mods for the OT. I just felt that i had to address this.

haha,.. i posted my reply to ryanr in the BGC thread.. will repost...

And Bayani Fernando really means business. Chips have been installed in registered buses:

Final solution to out-of-line buses on Edsa: Total buy-out

By Rio N. Araja

The Metro Manila Development Authority wants to buy out unfranchised bus operators, who insist on using the traffic-bound roads of the National Capital Region.

Chairman Bayani Fernando, in his weekly radio program over dzBB yesterday, said he would deal with thick-skulled illegal bus owners with an offer they could not refuse.

“I will buy those buses if they could not be able to secure franchises [from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]. That way, we could help eliminate pasaway [stubborn] operators,” he said.

“We have plenty of people out on the roads to apprehend colorum and out-of-line buses under our full automated Organized Bus Route scheme. The information technology could detect buses without the installed electronic chips. Our computers could capture data accurately.”

Executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios, chief of the Traffic Operations Center, said those without the chips installed by the authority’s personnel from the bus-route unit under Max Tapongot, would be impounded.

The agency has placed the radio-frequency tags in more than 300 registered buses in the first week of the month, Tapongot told Standard Today.

“We would finish the installation of some 2,500 before the month ends,” Vergel de Dios said.

Fernando urged the bus operators not to blame him if their units were dropped from the list provided by the LTFRB.

“We are just relying heavily on the information submitted by the board. If you cannot register your vehicles, why not sell them to us. We need more buses for the mobilization of our field personnel,” he said.

“We would convert colorum buses into mobile offices of the agency in the inspection of our infrastructure and road expansion projects.”

The updated routing scheme uses the wireless tags to regulate the dispatch of public utility buses at various terminals across Metro Manila.

Under the system, out-of-line buses could be quickly detected on Edsa and other major roads.
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=police1_dec24_2007

Will they still pursue this project???

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^^where? I cant see the pic

^^where? I cant see the pic

XP, yung nasa pic ay yung EDSA\North Ave- West Ave - Mindanao Ave interchange.

Will they still pursue this project???

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2131560980_2f8fd291cb_o.jpg

i'm not really a fan of elevated roadways or flyovers. they just ruin the view of everything. but if it's the only solution left to manage the traffic then i can reconsider.

Wow... hope this works! :okay:

And Bayani Fernando really means business. Chips have been installed in registered buses:

Final solution to out-of-line buses on Edsa: Total buy-out

By Rio N. Araja

The Metro Manila Development Authority wants to buy out unfranchised bus operators, who insist on using the traffic-bound roads of the National Capital Region.

Chairman Bayani Fernando, in his weekly radio program over dzBB yesterday, said he would deal with thick-skulled illegal bus owners with an offer they could not refuse.

“I will buy those buses if they could not be able to secure franchises [from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]. That way, we could help eliminate pasaway [stubborn] operators,” he said.

“We have plenty of people out on the roads to apprehend colorum and out-of-line buses under our full automated Organized Bus Route scheme. The information technology could detect buses without the installed electronic chips. Our computers could capture data accurately.”

Executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios, chief of the Traffic Operations Center, said those without the chips installed by the authority’s personnel from the bus-route unit under Max Tapongot, would be impounded.

The agency has placed the radio-frequency tags in more than 300 registered buses in the first week of the month, Tapongot told Standard Today.

“We would finish the installation of some 2,500 before the month ends,” Vergel de Dios said.

Fernando urged the bus operators not to blame him if their units were dropped from the list provided by the LTFRB.

“We are just relying heavily on the information submitted by the board. If you cannot register your vehicles, why not sell them to us. We need more buses for the mobilization of our field personnel,” he said.

“We would convert colorum buses into mobile offices of the agency in the inspection of our infrastructure and road expansion projects.”

The updated routing scheme uses the wireless tags to regulate the dispatch of public utility buses at various terminals across Metro Manila.

Under the system, out-of-line buses could be quickly detected on Edsa and other major roads.
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=police1_dec24_2007

^^ another solution is underpass, hey brownman i know there's an underpassed/bridge that connects Copenhagen and Malmo(Malmer)

i'm not really a fan of elevated roadways or flyovers. they just ruin the view of everything. but if it's the only solution left to manage the traffic then i can reconsider.

That's only when your at the bottom but when you are on top, you'll see an awesome view. Philippine roads have poor planning in the first place, had they planned it right from the start, having all these flyovers would look even good, especially if there are greeneries instead of being close to the buildings or establishments.

^^ another solution is underpass, hey brownman i know there's an underpassed/bridge that connects Copenhagen and Malmo(Malmer)

So you are referring to the Oresan Bridge. This bridge is made up of cable-stayed bridge then will pass through an artificial island and goes "underwater" towards Copenhagen, Denmark. I use the word "underwater" because they created this portion, instead to digging under the seabed, the literary submerge the road on water. What they did is to create something like large box. The inside of the box is the road and to protect it from water, they buried this water-tight box undersea and connect together to form a highway. Then to protect them from floating, there are blocks and stone on top of it. I was able to watch how it was been constructed on Discovery Channel and it is an engineering marvel. Click the link for more information, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresund_Bridge

The MM mass transport solution needs to be wholistic, it just can't be bayani by his lonesome with the ltfrb,mayors, dotc etc doing their own thing. The sooner this is rationalized the earlier we shall have a manageable Transportation situation in MM.

Traffic improves along EDSA during ’07, says MMDA chief
By Michael Punongbayan
PhilStar
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=49&type=2&sec=26&aid=2007122514

Because of innovative programs and projects that received minimal criticism this year, traffic along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), Metro Manila’s longest and busiest highway, has dramatically improved.

Despite a continuing increase in vehicle volume, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is proud to report how motorists now enjoy a faster and more convenient drive.

In fact, the average travel time for EDSA now falls at 23 kms per hour reflecting a notable improvement in travel speed compared to previous years.

“From 31.88 kms per hour in 2003, the average vehicle speed for EDSA is now 23 kms per hour,” MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando told The Star believing that his agency’s programs and projects for 2007 helped achieve the goal.

Unlike in the past years, Metro Manila’s pink panther did not make controversial decisions which had been making him quite unpopular among the masses. Aside from a few attacks on how the MMDA’s concrete barriers had allegedly been causing accidents along major thoroughfares, Fernando’s critics were quite quiet in 2007.

The MMDA Chairman said traffic along EDSA is expected to further improve in the first quarter of 2008 through the implementation of a project which will control passenger bus flow.

Fernando said 200 buses have already been equipped with radio frequency identification devices (RFID) or microchips that can be read by pairing devices upon entering and exiting regulated areas.

The devices are expected to improve traffic or vehicular flow along loading and unloading bays using advanced technology.

Officials expect the devices to work wonders in so far as traffic management is concerned considering how drivers tend to violate the rules knowing that they can often talk their way through traffic enforcers who try to apprehend them.

Fernando said the use of electronic chips will result in a more effective and efficient way of controlling bus flow along EDSA because computers can’t be fooled and cannot be swayed by sweet talk or bribes.

“Colorum buses that compete with franchised buses will surely be identified and apprehended under the enhanced OBR because without the RFID tags, they cannot pass through designated terminals and checkpoints anymore,” Fernando said. He added that improved traffic flow is expected to cut fuel consumption by 35 liters a day which will translate to some P388,000 in savings annually.

Aside from traffic improvements, the MMDA also boasts of flood control projects which will definitely minimize flooding in the metropolis.

“We didn’t have much rain this year so 2008 will be the test. But I think we did a lot to minimize problems on flooding,” Fernando told The Star.

He said 2007 was not very controversial believing that “people are beginning to understand” the MMDA’s effort to improve urban living in Metro Manila.

“Many of our programs are being appreciated by the people. Our know-how of the job is tested naman na,” Fernando said.

^^ another solution is underpass, hey brownman i know there's an underpassed/bridge that connects Copenhagen and Malmo(Malmer)

first i'm not from stockholm. i'm just a self-confessed trying hard swedish.:colgate:
so anyways yea, that's the Oresund Link connecting Kobenhavn and Malmö. It's actually a bridge (from the Swedish side) and a tunnel (to the Danish side):)

That's only when your at the bottom but when you are on top, you'll see an awesome view. Philippine roads have poor planning in the first place, had they planned it right from the start, having all these flyovers would look even good, especially if there are greeneries instead of being close to the buildings or establishments.

True. Whatever happened to Burnham's cityplan for Manila?

it seems the U-turn scheme is failing at EDSA Munoz to to EDSA NOrth Avenue. There seems to be a gridlock in the giant rotunda scheme at right turning vehicles to Congressional from NB EDSA.

All U Turn w/ small radius like in EDSA are bound to fail, first u have it in the leftmost lane (fast moving lane) dunno if u can consider left most lane as fast lane since EDSA traffic is horrible, second it only favors small vehicles like cars w/c can make a quick u-turn very disadvatage on large vehicles such as TRUCK and BUSES, whoever in MMDA think of this scheme is STUPID not really a long term solution. They could have at least made and elevated u turn with a radius favorable even to large vehicles but its just my imagination coz this would be considered too Ambitious to make!

^^it was not implemented fully. Quezon wanted to transfer the capital to the present QC.

Not long ago around late 1980's to early 1990's, when i seen some of the old versions of these cleaning machines, sweeping somewhere around Espana and other metro manila street early in the morning. These machines are supposed to be the ones that will replace our Metro-Aides' human street sweepers.

Does anyone in here knows if they are still around, or if anyone of you seen it before? IF you do, pls take a picture or videos on them and share it to us.

Thank you!

Just in case they look similar to this one below:

http://www.appliedsweepers.com/Assets/600%20Series/636HS350.jpg

They all come with different designs, depending which company that makes them.

Some more photos here:

http://www.elginsweeper.com/images/broomBear_sml-a.gif

http://www.mascosweepers.com/images/splash.jpg

Links:
http://www.elginsweeper.com/Products_850.asp

http://www.appliedsweepers.com/index.aspx

http://www.sweepers.com/

http://www.johnstonsweepers.com/

Dont you people think that RP should acquire such machines again?

:cheers:

:lol: All I can remember are those people sweeping the streets, I think they're called "Metro Aides."

Hong Kong uses a combination of both man (actually more women than men) and machine, I guess to provide employment.

Di na natin kaylangan yan basta matuto lang ang mag Filipino na itapon ng maayos ang kanilang basura! I really can't understand, ano bang mahirap sa pagtapon ng iyong basura sa basurahan? Just yesterday, I naka line ako sa ATM booth, yung mamang nauna saken, pagkatapos niyang kunin yung resibo and tinagnan, ayun, nahulog na yung receipt! E talikod lang siya, may trash can na! Pwedi naman sigurong lagay sa bulsa yung resibo tapos kapag may nakita kang trashcan doon mo siya itapon?

^^

We had street sweeper machines here in Cebu which were acquired in the late 1990s (mga 1998 yata yun)..

The last time I saw it was last year... I think it was @Slerz who posted a photo of it here before... di kasi masyado nila ginagamit.. I heard mahal daw yung replacement broom/sweeper, around P50,000 daw pero ewan if it's true, nabasa ko lang yun sa newspaper (yung tipong bashing na article from an opposition newspaper)..


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Im wondering though if the city of manila is still maintaining a handful of these machines...

Di na natin kaylangan yan basta matuto lang ang mag Filipino na itapon ng maayos ang kanilang basura! I really can't understand, ano bang mahirap sa pagtapon ng iyong basura sa basurahan? Just yesterday, I naka line ako sa ATM booth, yung mamang nauna saken, pagkatapos niyang kunin yung resibo and tinagnan, ayun, nahulog na yung receipt! E talikod lang siya, may trash can na! Pwedi naman sigurong lagay sa bulsa yung resibo tapos kapag may nakita kang trashcan doon mo siya itapon?

For safety purposes, we need these machines to replace those human sweepers along the roads. And in the sidewalk, we will need those smaller sweeping machines.

Pero I also agree na dapat talaga matuto ang mga tao na magtapon ng basura sa tamang paraan, w/ some effective garbage collection system.

^^

we also need those sweepers to constantly suck dust and dirt especially that we're in a tropical country..

I think those sweepers are not for "basura" judging from the photos ah7raja posted..

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yup i was gonna say that. these machines are sweepers and not garbage collectors... we really need them to keep our streets free from soils, dusts, and other types of dirt that can clog our manholes and sewers. while its their big brothers that really pick up and collect those larger wastes, and other non-organic and organic garbages and recyclings.

^^

yan nga na notice ko sa ibang bansa, napaka linis ng mga streets, so crisp as if the road was newly paved/asphalted.. eh dito sa atin, konting ulan lang, dirty na kaagad, hehe..

cguro jeepneys and old vehicles also contribute to the dust..

oh well this is something that the phil government should look at.... para di narin magputik lagi... but i guess, cguro since laging nagbabaha sa atin, di muna sila bibili ulit ng bagong fleet hanggang sa maayos nila ang mga drainage and sewer system sa atin... not unless nagkakamali ang hula ko... haay buhaay pinoy...

i think i saw one in marikina, im not sure, 'twas when bf was still the mayor..

well if that SMS costs too much, why not employ unemployed and willing filipino sweepers

^^ that's a better idea i guess, less traffic..:D

Meron ang MMDA although hindi street sweeper. Meron silang tanke na puno ng tubig tapos yun yung ginagawa nilang pangtanggal ng dust tuwing umaga.

^^ firetruck na kulay Fenk ? :D

OT meron akong nakita sa newspaper, yung mga street markers pink ang inalalgay :lol:

^^ pressurized water?

^^ firetruck na kulay Fenk ? :D

OT meron akong nakita sa newspaper, yung mga street markers pink ang inalalgay :lol:

meh nakita akong pic sa philstar, yung mga yellow lines sa edsa ginawa nang fenk ni bf...anu ba naman yan pati ba naman linya ng kalsada fenk ndin???

ala pa ako nakikitang street sweeper sa manila, mmda madami.:lol:

^^ buti na lang dito sa park lang namin nilalagay :lol:



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Di na natin kaylangan yan basta matuto lang ang mag Filipino na itapon ng maayos ang kanilang basura! I really can't understand, ano bang mahirap sa pagtapon ng iyong basura sa basurahan? Just yesterday, I naka line ako sa ATM booth, yung mamang nauna saken, pagkatapos niyang kunin yung resibo and tinagnan, ayun, nahulog na yung receipt! E talikod lang siya, may trash can na! Pwedi naman sigurong lagay sa bulsa yung resibo tapos kapag may nakita kang trashcan doon mo siya itapon?

sa ulitin kunin mo yung receipt sabay titig ng masama sa kanya para next time madala na!:D

^^ but there was also a cityplan for qc right? that's why there's the triangle and then there's capitol hills as well.

^^yes, but it was not made by Burnham.

yea, but whatever happened to that?

earlier this year when i was still there in PI i watched this feature show in ANC (The Explainer?) hosted by Manuel Quezon III and they featured manila including the metro's cityplans made by burnham and other cityplanners and they show the blueprints/masterplan of the entire metro.

it would've been great if the plan was laid. manila would've joined D.C., canberra and brasilia as one of the most well-planned capital cities in the world.

^^hmmm... I have no news about the plan for QC. But one thing is certain, it was not also implemented fully just as what has happened to Burnham's Manila

^^hmmm... I have no news about the plan for QC. But one thing is certain, it was not also implemented fully just as what has happened to Burnham's Manila

Where to get information or at least illustration of the Burnham's Manila?

^^ google it.
I saw one copy of it before online but I couldn't remember where. But from what I could remember the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary buildings would have been erected side by side in what Rizal Park and the whole Luneta is situated now. The Executive Bldg. would have been facing Manila Bay and on it's both sides stand the Legislative and Judiciary buildings facing each other. And from there, other government agencies and departments would have been built around them (just like the Toursim and Finance buildings).

i think a similar picture was posted here:):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=370226&page=19

although the map is a little bit small to see the details..

^^ google it.
I saw one copy of it before online but I couldn't remember where. But from what I could remember the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary buildings would have been erected side by side in what Rizal Park and the whole Luneta is situated now. The Executive Bldg. would have been facing Manila Bay and on it's both sides stand the Legislative and Judiciary buildings facing each other. And from there, other government agencies and departments would have been built around them (just like the Toursim and Finance buildings).I'm not really sure about the buildings. According to the map http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3209/1105/1600/detailburnham3.jpg
the present day National Museum is supposed to be the National Library. The National Museum is supposed to be located to the present day location of the city hall of Manila. At that time, the city hall of Manila is in Intramuros, the Ayuntamiento which is adjacent to the Manila Cathedral. This building, unfortunately, is in ruins after WWII.

The plan for the new executive building was shelved because, according to previous threads, the American governors-general were already comfortable with Malacanang.

The Luneta would have been the government center and JPR's monument would have been on the present day Quirino Grandstand just facing Manila Bay! Isn't that romantic? But MLQ just spent the money for irrigation projects and he also planned a new city in now QC.

But even though the Burnham was not implemented fully, some important details were followed. These were the ff: the 1. bayside road or what we now call, Roxas Boulevard which is planned to be extended up to Cavite; 2. Important circumferential and radial roads/aves. such as Taft (r2) and Roxas blvd (r1); 3. draining of the moat in Intramuros and turning it into a golf course. And BTW, some actually suggested that Intramuros should be demolished. Thank goodness, Burnham was more intelligent and has foresight than those people; 4. the port area; and 5. the important buildings like National Legislature, Finance, Agriculture, Manila Hotel, etc.;

For some reason, I don't like flyovers.

And the overpasses along Fuente, Cebu City are just ugly IMO.

Is there a Cloverleaf Interchange anywhere in the Philippines?

in mindanao, we have at least a quarter of it hahaha, the bajada interchange in davao city.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/Buh01.jpg

As far as I saw in Cebu, I found one in Cebu City and one from Mandaue City.

^^ napapangitan din ako sa mga pedestrian overpass :( yung maganda lang ata na nakita ko ay yung overpass sa greenbelt (link between GB4 and landmark pati yung papuntang enterprise lols (but then ayala naman ata nagpagawa nun

for most cities, nakakapangit talaga ang pedestrian overpass nakakasira ng view hehe

sa Davao naman, while maganda ang buhangin flyover kasi may landscaping, kabaliktaran naman ang agdao flyover and buhangin underpass :ohno: all concrete..sobrang stiff, sana pagandahin naman ng konti lalo na yung walls ng buhangin underpass at mga columns ng agdao flyover :)

Skyway operations given to consortium
Business World
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=103263

THE SKYWAY system, the elevated road which stretches from Nichols, Pasay to Alabang, Muntinlupa, was formally turned over to the private sector when Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corp. (Skyway O&M) started operations yesterday.

Wilfredo P. Cu, chief executive of PNCC Skyway Corp., which is a subsidiary of Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC), said the move was consistent to the current thrust of the government to privatize its assets.

Skyway Corp. operated the system, which it constructed together with Indonesian firm Citra.

"There was nothing irregular about it (turnover of operations to a new company). It was a business decision on the part of the PNCC and the government to privatize the operations of the Skyway," Mr. Cu told BusinessWorld in a phone interview.

Skyway O&M is owned by Tollroad O&M Venture Corp., Asset Value Holdings Corp., Metro Strategic Infrastructure Holdings, and Citra.

Transfer agreement

Last July, PNCC, Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) signed the Amended Supplemental Toll Operators Agreement (ASTOA) giving the management of the 35-kilometer toll road to the newly formed firm.

Skyway O&M Officer-in-Charge Ramon M. Borromeo said the transfer of the operations agreement to the private company was done to meet lenders’ demands.

"The lenders of the project would be more comfortable if it (Sykway) is operated by the private sector," he said.

He noted that the ASTOA would also extend the Skyway to Bicutan. The seven-kilometer extension would cost P8.1 billion.

Last Monday, Skyway Corp.’s union groups Employees Union and the Traffic Management and Security Department Workers’ Organization led a strike protesting the turnover that they claim would lay off around 800 people.

Properly compensated

But Mr. Cu said that these employees were given separation packages.

"We have given all of them including those absorbed by Skyway O&M generous offers (separation pays of 250% of salary per year of service)," Mr. Cu said.

"A number of consultations were also done before and after ASTOA," he added.

For his part, Mr. Borromeo said his company could not absorb all the employees of Skyway Corp., but added that approximately 300 regular and 300 contractual former Skyway Corp. employees were taken in.

Mr. Borromeo added that because all of the firm’s employees are currently in probation, there was a possibility of hiring Skyway Corp. employees who are qualified, but were not absorbed initially.

more Davao street signs....

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2903/reco0109io3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/813/reco0038yt1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

some newly installed traffic signalization (phase II) of Davao City.

J.P. Laurel ave.& F.Torres st.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6757/reco0034vj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

P.Reyes & Palma Gil sts.
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/127/reco0052ck0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

J.P. Laurel & Mamay road
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/1722/reco0056sj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Legaspi and Bonifacio sts.
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2955/reco0094hu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2903/reco0109io3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


:lol: Is this a yield sign to handicapped people, or a sign that this lane is for the handicapped? :dunno:

:lol: Is this a yield sign to handicapped people, or a sign that this lane is for the handicapped? :dunno:

:lol: dunno ! but my guess it's a pedestrian for handicapped, bec it's one of the busiest streets/junction in DC.

:lol: Is this a yield sign to handicapped people, or a sign that this lane is for the handicapped? :dunno:

i guess the sidewalk is handicapped-friendly. baka pwede bumaba ang naka-wheelchair dyan. some designated loading and unloading areas are provided with ramp for handicaps.

I am in awe at Davao's city planners, everything is so organized. :okay:

if all the local executives were like belmonte and duterte dna natin kailangan ng senador, tongressman pati pangulo siguro...anyway, pwede ba magpost dito ng bike traffic light? nakuhanan ko sa beijing kz, ang kulet eh, meh traffic light na pang bike. hehe. i'll try to take pics of traffic lights here in laguna. (kalimitan, d ginagamit!)

if all the local executives were like belmonte and duterte dna natin kailangan ng senador, tongressman pati pangulo siguro...anyway, pwede ba magpost dito ng bike traffic light? nakuhanan ko sa beijing kz, ang kulet eh, meh traffic light na pang bike. hehe. i'll try to take pics of traffic lights here in laguna. (kalimitan, d ginagamit!)

wow! sige post mo nga yun bike lanes, we are planning to have bike lanes here in Davao , maybe will be const. by next year , Tagum City have there own bike lane/jogging lane !



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There are two types of these side islands on each side along the stretch of the 60m wide Maharlika Highway. This one is the planting strip/walkway the other is the bus stop (no pix). The remaining space is the service road that could also be utilized jointly as vehicular parking, jogging, bike and service lanes.

Sa extreme left naman ng photo makikita ang part ng bus stop roofing, and the area next to it is the site of one of the two malls to be constructed these year.:)

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Streets/40aea594.jpg
Heres a sample of a paved service road, wide enough for the purpose. Take note that the RROW ends where the building posts are then comes the sidewalks pa. So malapad talaga, take note that the eyesore telecom & powerline posts are still very much inside the RROW.:cheers:


qouted & photos by @Ibex

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what impressed me was kahit sobrang traffic sa beijing o shanghai, never sila pumasok sa mga bike lanes....at ang dami nagbibike sa kanila, kahit nka business suit, mga babaeng nka heels pa. hehehe. i know d pwede saten yun, mahahagip ka ng bus plus yung tropical climate saten.

and sobrang disable friendly ng mga cities nila. preparation na rin cguro for the olympics.

pasensha na po kayo, ang laki pala ng mga pictures...

^^ maganda pa ata ang traffic signalization namin :jk: anyway how wide ba yung bike lanes sa Beijing?

depende eh, usually isang lane pag sa side streets...pag sa major roads, kalahati tapos meh maliit na cute barriers. shempre medyo mas mabilis ang takbo ng mga sasakyan..

^^ yan ba yung bike lanes naka paved road , para atang may sasakyan hehe.. eh dapat talaga exclusive bike lanes lang

M.L. Quezon Highway, Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu

- dati yung outermost lanes were designated for tricycles and bicycles, reflectors separated it from the main road but these were removed when tricycles were banned in the highway..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/1745646097_d70b80e5bb.jpg?v=0

Cebu SRP

Photos by Slerz
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/srparch7.jpg

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M.L. Quezon Highway, Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu

- dati yung outermost lanes were designated for tricycles and bicycles, reflectors separated it from the main road but these were removed when tricycles were banned in the highway..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/1745646097_d70b80e5bb.jpg?v=0

nice! dapat designate as exclusive bike lanes :)

^^

dapat sana.. pero tinanggal nila.. pero I think much better na tinanggal nila because the road is now a bit wider though it would really have been better if there was a separate lane for such..

An old intersection -- the big yellow X

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/traffic01.jpg


A new intersection -- the big yellow X was replaced with these red lines criss-crossing each other

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/dec12/cebu03.jpg

dito sa Manila yellow box paren, am still about to see red lines here.. mas cute sya, and very international..

Marikina is like Davao too, maraming signages, parang laruan, sa ibang parts kase ng MM, ninanakaw kaya di nagtatagal... all concrete na den yung mga flyovers para wala nang makukuhang bakal..

^^ puro pink din un dati nung mayor pa si BF, even garbage trucks.:lol:

anyway, the nos. in RP signages are in kilometers (kph/km) right?

here's CEBU'S


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01984.jpg


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01999.jpg



What does O4L, O6H, 62B & 62C stand for?
Are these route assignments for PUJs?


That's not O4L (oh-four-el), it's 04L (zero-four-el). Same as 06H as zero-six-etch.

Yes, they are route assignments for PUJs in Cebu.

04L - Lahug (JY Square) - Ayala - SM
06H - Guadalupe - Ayala (Not yet familiar on this route)
62B and 62C - Pit-os (Not yet familiar on this route)


anyway, the nos. in RP signages are in kilometers (kph/km) right?


Yes. Philippines is a metric country.

dito sa Manila yellow box paren, am still about to see red lines here.. mas cute sya, and very international..

yeah.. mas na eemphasize din yun keep intersection clear na rule.

^^

We had street sweeper machines here in Cebu which were acquired in the late 1990s (mga 1998 yata yun)..

The last time I saw it was last year... I think it was @Slerz who posted a photo of it here before... di kasi masyado nila ginagamit.. I heard mahal daw yung replacement broom/sweeper, around P50,000 daw pero ewan if it's true, nabasa ko lang yun sa newspaper (yung tipong bashing na article from an opposition newspaper)..


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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetsweeper.jpg

by: slerz

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/signboard.jpg


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by: slerz

Cebu

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetlights.jpg

by: fiscaplyder

Cebu

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetlights1.jpg

by: aufboy93

Cebu

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetname.jpg

by: aufboy93

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetsign.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/signallight.jpg

by: chexee

^^

I remember bai Exile that we had "white" street sweepers before, during the time of Mayor Garcia when they were first acquired..

The street sweepers that we have now I think are being contracted from RDAK as what I have read from the city gov't forums (http://cebucity.gov.ph/forum)..

Asan naka yung dating street sweepers na white ang color? they look more modern and futuristic if I remembered them correctly..


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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/Exile_NDC/cebu/streetsweeper.jpg

by: slerz
thanks for the photo dude. hopefully mabuhay ulit sila... :cheers:

Meron ang MMDA although hindi street sweeper. Meron silang tanke na puno ng tubig tapos yun yung ginagawa nilang pangtanggal ng dust tuwing umaga.

iba pa yan. pero atleast meron silang ganyan, its a good news. same thing here in canada, they use water-trucks (truck na may tanke ng tubig) to take care of the lawns by the roads and highways during summer.

oy nakatira kami sa sampaloc sa corner ng luzon ave at betina st weeeeeeeeeh

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/traffic-1.jpg


Workers clean and make some adjustments to the traffic lights along Quirino Avenue on Tuesday. The traffic signalization project costs P266 million is divided into two phases: the first phase established 29 traffic lights in major intersections while 15 lights were installed in the second phase.
EDGAR ARRO

possted by @davaoeagle

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1153/dsc07957sw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^i think i had seen that street cleaning machine.. it was about when cebu hosted ASEAN

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Near the Cebu Capitol

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/IMG_0777.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/IMG_0768.jpg



Traffic updates sometimes beamed here

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http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8489/front2008114ku6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
WORKERS of the “Abratigue Associates” contractor of the multi-million traffic lights in the city installed traffic lights along Legaspi Street last Saturday as part of their phase 2 installation of the traffic lights in the city of Davao .
EDGAR ARRO

in cebu!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02004.jpg

cebu pa rin
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01993.jpg

CEBU!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01811.jpg

the technology we use? australian!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01812.jpg

hollywood, california
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/traf.jpg

roxas, davao
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/TL12.jpg


all by abratique & associates.

australia
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/scatsaustralia.jpg

cebu
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/IMG_0777.jpg

:lol: :lol: :lol:

if you are in cebu, you will notice that some traffic lights in some intersections in cebu are brighter than other intersections, this is because they are now slowly replacing the old styled incandescent bulbs with LED's (i can specifically refer to the traffic light in mango cor. national bookstore)

- LEDs are brighter. The LED arrays fill the entire "hole" and have equal brightness across the entire surface, making them brighter overall.
- LED bulbs last for years, while halogen bulbs last for months. Replacing bulbs costs money for the trucks and people who do the work, and it also ties up traffic. Increasing the replacement interval can save a city big dollars.
- LED bulbs save a lot of energy.

refer HERE (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question178.htm)

hollywood, california
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/traf.jpg

roxas, davao
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/TL12.jpg


all by abratique & associates.

Sta. Monica Blvd., Sta Monica, CA

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/IMG_0121.jpg

CM Recto & Roxas Avenues, Davao

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/TL10.jpg

^ Same Project? Redundant na ang projecto kung ganung magkaiba.

Pavement works in full blast for PGMA SONA Project

With President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Super Regions program in place, the Department of Public Works and Highways began construction of the P128-million Sta. Rosa-Fort Magsaysay Road in Nueva Ecija.

DPWH Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. said the Sta. Rosa-Fort Magsaysay Road is part of the Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Dingalan Port Road project under the Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region.

The entire Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Dingalan Port Road project covers roadway from Tarlac City-Sta. Rosa-Fort Magsaysay-Palayan City-Laur-Gabaldon-Dingalan Road which would speed up land travel between the provinces of Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Aurora.

DPWH Region 3 Project Engineer William C. Bustos said pavement works for the Sta. Rosa-Fort Magsaysay Road, which was started in April 2007, is expected to be completed before the December 7, 2007.

The project has already posted more than 76 percent completion, which is more than 22 percent ahead of the projected work accomplishment.

The project involves concrete reblocking, asphalt overlay, widening and upgrading, and construction of new portland concrete cement pavement with drainage and slope protection in the 10.76 kilometer road stretch.

Although paving activities are affected by heavy rains usually in the afternoon, works are focused on construction of stone masonry wall and grouted riprap during moderate rain by the contractors Northern Builders and DMJ Construction who are teaming up to realize full completion with 70 more days remaining in their contract and works.

Wow! Palayan City should benefit a lot from this project since that "city" looks more like a municipality. Development, here we come!

^^ Actually, kulang na kulang ang mga expressways natin dito... If I will plan an expressway network, I will revive the following:

1. Roman Expressway in Bataan and make it a standard Expressway. 150km
2. North Luzon East Expressway from Quezon City to Cabanatuan to Tuguegarao. 500km
3. Tarlac Pangasinan La Union and Ilocos Expressway. 300km
4. Zambales Tarlac Cabanatuan Dingalan Bay Lateral Expressway. 200km
5. South Luzon Expressway Extension to Naga from Lucena. 300km
6. CDO - Iligan Expressway. 90km
7. CDO - Davao Expressway. 400km
8. Gen San - Davao Expressway. 250km

2. North Luzon East Expressway from Quezon City to Cabanatuan to Tugegarao is the one I like the most. The former 4 hours to Cabanatuan City will be reduced making it only 1 1/2 hours! As far as I know, this is one is ready to be implemented, they are only just looking for funds for the project. Wish that it would not like be the Skyway wherein it was delayed for 7 years because of lack of funds.

I really like your opinion. BTW.

Internationally recognized traffic signs ....

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http://www.inmagine.com/transport-and-traffic-signs-photos/pixtal-pt081

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1074/cd081015pj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9310/cd081007mj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7450/reco0058dy2.jpg

http://www.inmagine.com/transport-an...s/pixtal-pt081

^^

I really thought at first that "School Xing" or "Ped Xing" was something Chinese when it actually just meant "crossing" hehehehe..




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I find XING signs funny. :D

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/IMG_0750.jpg
sa cebu lang ba may street "thermometer"? how many street "thermometers" does cebu city have? are these "thermometers" maintained and checked regurarly?

^^

They were first installed in Cebu in the mid 90s during the time of Mayor Alvin Garcia. I think they're installed at almost all major intersections.

You can also see these in Ortigas.. Ewan sa ibang parts ng Metro Manila..

Some of them aren't working already, lacked maintenance. Maintenance is supposed to come from the advertisements that would be put at that square part at the top of the clock/thermometer.


Maraming mga innovations during the time of Mayor Garcia unlike the present city administration now.. It was during Mayor Garcia's term where Cebu became the first city to introduce wheel clamps (for parking violators), police on mountainbikes (none today I think), and then those clocks/thermometers, etc..etc..





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^^ is that thremometer lang , yung air quality kasama ba?

we had that air quality and temp. data pero yun nga hindi na ma maintain .

napansin ko sa tulip drive na traffic light may parang Octagon na Box sa road.. (well parang guhit na pinag slice-an ng cemento) ano po ba yun? sabi nung kausap ko sensor daw, pero diba di naman di-sensor ang traffic lights natin?

anyway, ok din yung LED lights, may ganun sa Bacolod and ok din tignan

^^

Yup those are sensors.

It's still basically sensorized in the sense that the volume of traffic still has to coordinate with this one,

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9980/reco0356ye5.jpg


and then transfer the data to this one,

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6404/reco0006qp0.jpg





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^^

Nope it's only clock and thermometer. Thermometer readings are not accurate. 24 C on a sunny lunchtime? :D

^^ lol at nakipag argue pa ako sa gf ko na di nga sensor yun since di naman (AFAIK) de sensor ang traffic lights dito

eto kasi ang kwento nun, pauwi kami nun tapos yung pinaka unang sasakyan na nakapila (naka stop kasi red) di nag hit ang gulong sa Octagon, so sabi sa akin na baka di daw ma detect nung sensor na may sasakyan sa road na yun kasi nga di siya nag hit sa box..tama ba yun? dapat ba mag hit sa box/octagon?

^^

Yeah :okay: yung weight ng vehicle ang tumatarget sa sensor..

;17717882']napansin ko sa tulip drive na traffic light may parang Octagon na Box sa road.. (well parang guhit na pinag slice-an ng cemento) ano po ba yun? sabi nung kausap ko sensor daw, pero diba di naman di-sensor ang traffic lights natin?

anyway, ok din yung LED lights, may ganun sa Bacolod and ok din tignan

http://www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/images/traffic_signals1.jpg

How are signals controlled?

The SCDOT uses two methods to control traffic signals. The first employes a timing mechanism to change the signal at specific intervals. Pre-timed traffic signals work well where traffic patterns are predictable and speeds are slow. However, less than 15 percent of South Carolina’s nearly 4,000 traffic signals are pre-timed.

This means over 3,300 of the state’s traffic signals rely on a second method to manage traffic.

At intersections where traffic patterns vary and speeds are higher, a traffic signal that detects a vehicle’s presence is needed. It must not only recognize automobiles, trucks, and buses but must also respond to motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians. Such traffic signals are known as actuated traffic signals

Actuated traffic signals maintain a green signal on the busiest street until a pedestrian or a vehicle on the less traveled side street approaches the intersection. The traffic signal detects and responds to this new demand.

To make traffic signals responsive to pedestrians, traffic engineers install push buttons located on poles at intersection corners. The pedestrian pushes the button to change the signal.

To detect the presence of motorists and bicyclists on the side street, traffic engineers use a metal sensing device known as a loop detector.

Vehicle users can often spot the telltale signs of loop detectors by the grooves cut into the roadway behind the stop bars at intersections. Wire loops that sense metal objects above them are placed in these grooves. Once a vehicle is detected the traffic signal processes the request, allowing traffic from the side street to enter the intersection at the appropriate time


Types of Loop Detectors

Traditional loop detectors (shown below) are roughly rectangular in shape. They easily detect larger vehicles. However, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and even motorists in smaller cars may find that some of these traditional loop detectors do not easily detect their presence.
http://www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/images/signal_emptyloopdetector.jpg

To improve detection, South Carolina uses a figure “8” style loop detector known as a quadrupole loop (shown below). This pattern improves the sensitivity in the middle of the loop. This middle area is where the problem occurs for smaller vehicles at intersections employing traditional loop detectors.
http://www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/images/signal_Quadrupoledetector.jpg

http://www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/signals/loopdet.shtml

^^ is that thremometer lang , yung air quality kasama ba?

we had that air quality and temp. data pero yun nga hindi na ma maintain .


put that in the middle of MM and the air quality reading will always say "poor"..:lol:

^^^ madaling idrawing, pero mahirap gawen kahet may pera, biglang nawawala...

any latest potos and developments? tnx!

^^

Yup those are sensors.

It's still basically sensorized in the sense that the volume of traffic still has to coordinate with this one,

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9980/reco0356ye5.jpg


and then transfer the data to this one,

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6404/reco0006qp0.jpg





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pero yang push button are both set in sensorized and syncronized traffic signalizations.

@wawaY :both synchronized & sensorized.

if you notice the one way na streets particularly C.M. Recto yung lights every crossing magsunod2 ng ug turn green , kaya timer ginagamit or synchronized.

pag yung street crossing are two- way it's sensorized ma nonoticed mo dyan may mga octagon markings

;17723032']^^ lol at nakipag argue pa ako sa gf ko na di nga sensor yun since di naman (AFAIK) de sensor ang traffic lights dito

eto kasi ang kwento nun, pauwi kami nun tapos yung pinaka unang sasakyan na nakapila (naka stop kasi red) di nag hit ang gulong sa Octagon, so sabi sa akin na baka di daw ma detect nung sensor na may sasakyan sa road na yun kasi nga di siya nag hit sa box..tama ba yun? dapat ba mag hit sa box/octagon?

yep dapat apakan mo talaga yang sensor kung gusto mong ma priority ka. busy intersections like matina-pangi, tulip, ecoland st. john, sandawa, quirino, nccc, etc. are sensorized. only those one way streets in the downtown area and the not so busy ones in the outskirts are synnchronized. kaya madalas napagbuntunan ng galit yung nasa unahan na hindi aapak sa sensor kasi aabutin ka ng syam syam bago mag change ang red light. :)

hahaha i wonder if gaano katagal bago nag "GO" sa tulip drive that time :lol: layo talaga nya sa box eh

NLEE delay costing Ausphil P2.5m/month

By Elaine Ruzul S. Ramos

Ausphil Tollways Corp., a joint venture between Australian and Filipino investors, is incurring losses of P2.5 million for each month that the P7.8 billion first phase of the North Luzon East Expressway (NLEE) project is delayed.

“We’re 18 months behind schedule and we’re losing P2.5 million for each month of delay,” said Ausphil president and chief executive Ricardo Penson. The amount, he said, mainly covers administrative costs.

The first phase of the project has been further delayed following the failure of various government agencies to submit pertinent documents needed to jump-start the project.

A high-ranking government official earlier said the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) could not evaluate the project pending the submission of additional requirements from the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS), the Deparment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Finance.

These documents include the memorandum of agreement between the MWSS and the DPWH as well as project endorsement from the DoF.

The MoA between the two agencies is required since

An agreement between MWSS and DPWH is needed as the two are technically considered proponents of the toll project, which will be undertaken under the build-operate-transfer scheme.

Penson told reporters the agencies had submitted most of the documentation before Christmas last year.

The NLEE project was submitted to the Neda for evaluation last year. Under the new BOT review scheme, the Neda must ensure that all the documents required by the ICC are presented before it can proceed with the evaluation of the project and the contract for approval.

So far, Ausphil has submitted the additional requirements and secured financing for the first phase of the toll project.

“We cannot do anything else. As a private proponent, we could not intercede in the proceedings. We cannot talk directly to Neda regarding the project since the law prohibits private proponents to deal directly with NEDA,” Penson said.

Government fast-tracks 21 priority infra projects

By bob on Apr 14, 2007 in News

Legazpi City– The government is fast-tracking the completion of 21 priority road and bridge projects by 2010 so that the benefits of improved agribusiness, tourism, economic and job development will be felt by the people at the soonest possible time.

According to Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief Cerge Remonde the various road and bridge projects in line with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s super regions concept, to promote tourism, logistics, and faster and cheaper transport of agricultural products to the market.

“The government is improving, rehabilitating, extending, expanding or constructing 20 priority road projects and one major bridge project nationwide, costing a total of P96.68 billion and for completion by 2010,” he said.

The 21 road and bridge projects, according to target dates of completion, are as follows:

2007 — EDSA rehabilitation works which involve concrete re-blocking, sidewalk rehabilitation and installation of foot bridges (P138.55 million); Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (P21 billion); Dinagat Island Road in Mindanao (P100 million); and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road II (STAR II) that covers the stretch from Lipa to Batangas cities (P2.511 billion).

2008 — Daang Hari-Southern Luzon Exchange Link (P1.387 billion); Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Extension Project (P8.915 billion); and the Tarlac-Dingalan Road (P725.16 million).

2009 — Bontoc-Tabuk-Tuguegarao Road (P1.37 billion); alsema Highway (P1.78 billion); C-5 Expressway which involves the North and South Luzon Exchange (P12.76 billion); Cavite-Laguna (CALA) North-South Road (P2.895 billion); Marikina-Infanta Road (P1.55 billion); other sections of the El Nido-Bataraza-Rio-Tuba Road (P5.98 billion); Dapitan City-Dakak road (P210 million); Libac-Maguindanao road project (P1.952 billion); and the Sibuko-Siraway-Siocon-Baligian-Gutalak road (P1.326 billion).

2010 — C6-Lakeshore Expressway (P13.7 billion); North Luzon East Expressway (P3.013 billion); Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (R-1) (P6.263 billion); and the remaining sections of the Surigao-Davao coastal road.

Remonde said that aside from boosting agribusiness and tourism and spurring economic and job development in the areas where the road projects will traverse, traffic decongestion, peace and order and safer and more efficient transport mobility will be ensured.

The PMS chief assured that the road projects are being closely monitored by the Infrastructure Monitoring Task Force (IMTF) that he also chairs, and the National Competitiveness Council to guarantee their completion. (PIA 5)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8718/reco0140vq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Street names in Vigan
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2085329725_5249cb4b37_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2085325907_e95f93b0f2_o.jpg

^^

I really thought at first that "School Xing" or "Ped Xing" was something Chinese when it actually just meant "crossing" hehehehe..




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haha., me too., nung nakita ko yung Ped Xing na sign sa roxas blvd., i was like "sino si Ped Xing?!? bayani ba yan?" hahahaha., :) :lol:

^^ako rin. :lol::rofl:

^^ I think if I am not mistaken, this is the one they call as La Mesa Parkway.... Rainwater Expressway from Quezon City to Tuguegarao, Isabela...:cheers:

Bill makes helmets mandatory (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=police1_jan17_2008)
By Fel V. Maragay

Alarmed over the escalating number of motorcycle accidents, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. yesterday filed a bill that will make it mandatory for drivers and riders of these two-wheeled vehicles to wear helmets for their protection.

Revilla, chairman of the committee on public works and highways, said the motorcycle drivers and riders should see to it that the helmets that they buy are of high quality.

Findings by transportation and law enforcement authorities showed that in many cases, motorists suffered severe or fatal head injuries during road mishaps because they were wearing substandard helmets that failed to absorb the shock at impact.

Citing figures from the Traffic Operations Center of the Metro Manila Development Authority covering January to December 2006, Revilla said motorcycles had the highest fatality rate, accounting for 23.6 percent or 122 motorcycles against 113 fatalities or 21.86 percent.

Available data showed that there are now about 3.5 million motorcycles plying the country’s roads, comprising 45 percent of all registered vehicles.

From narrow streets to major thoroughfares, motorcycles and scooters have become a common sight in our thoroughfares every day or night, he observed.

“Studies have shown that helmets are 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries and 37 percent effective in preventing fatal injuries of motorcyclists. Wearing of helmets will not only reduce injuries and fatalities but will also foster a sense of discipline among motorcycle drivers and riders,” Revilla said.

For non-fatal accidents, cars accounted for 30.2 percent and motorcycles, 25.59 percent.

Revilla also cited a report from the Traffic Management Group showing that of 14,202 traffic accidents two years ago, up to 3,010 or 21 percent involved motorcycles.

He said in the first two months of 2006 alone, 485 motorcycle accidents occurred or 35 percent of 1,364 traffic accidents were reported.

Under Senate Bill 1863 filed by Revilla, the motorcycle drivers and riders must wear the standard quality helmets, whether on long or short drives in any type of road. But this rule does not apply to tricycles.

Violators face a P3,000 to P20,000 fine, including the confiscation of license.

^^ that should have been passed decades ago

I thought mandatory na to sa traffic rules ng LTO

Davao is already implementing it with or without that bill

^^ that should have been passed decades ago

hehehehhe...that's what we get for having a bureaucratic bicameral system - the most expensive debating/thinking club in Asia

In some ways, we Filipinos love to take it sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowww

Most of us have heard the Western expression "time is money" but how many really understand it??????

kasama din ba sa Road Safety yung naka miniskirt or mini shorts...could also lead to accidents...:nuts:

hihintayin pa ba yang bill na yan ? LGUs can create local law na mandatory yang magsuot ng helmet same sa seatbelts , dito Public Utility drivers are enforced to wear blue & collared shirt and shoes and urged them to take a bath every day.:)

and btw taxi cabs have ID inside the vehicle , front & back .

kasama din ba sa Road Safety yung naka miniskirt or mini shorts...could also lead to accidents...:nuts:

ahhh. . . hindi pwede ipag-bawal yan. mag-aaway tayo diyan. :lol:

pero meron nang helmet rule ang LTO, bakit kailangan pang igawa ng batas ?

hihintayin pa ba yang bill na yan ? LGUs can create local law na mandatory yang magsuot ng helmet same sa seatbelts , dito Public Utility drivers are enforced to wear blue & collared shirt and shoes and urged them to take a bath every day.:)

and btw taxi cubs have ID inside the vehicle , front & back .


very good point...aside from the sluggish Senate we also have sluggish LGU's...I've always wondered why don't they do something like that with taxis in Metro manila...and why don't they require taxis to have their plate numbers printed big on both sides of the car as well as on the top ( so helicopters can spot them)...in that case, any criminal taxi driver could be reported right away

I hope they can do something sa Killer Highway - Commonwealth Avenue.

ahhh. . . hindi pwede ipag-bawal yan. mag-aaway tayo diyan. :lol:

pero meron nang helmet rule ang LTO, bakit kailangan pang igawa ng batas ?

just like seat belt law....Filipinos tend to forget the other "significant" details on driver safety. Pati nga driving under influence (DUI) of liquor hindi napapatupad. Generally, once they get the driver's license, OK na.:ohno:

I hope they can do something sa Killer Highway - Commonwealth Avenue.

lagyan ng hump every 20 meters...:lol:

^^nagbabaha sa commonwealth-tandang sora flyover . . . believe it. . . or not . . .

:lol:

But, the budget is only P3 Billion. How can you build a decent expressway with that small amount of money? It wouldn't even able to build a mass transit.

city govt's float during araw ng dabaw 07
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/araw%20ng%20dabaw%2007/IMG_0059.jpg

Davao is already implementing it with or without that bill

davao city created a task force composed of policemen, traffic enforcers, LTO personnel... they were specially trained to detect violations in split seconds. aside from DDS, sila ang pinakakatakutan ng mga violators on road safety.

very good point...aside from the sluggish Senate we also have sluggish LGU's...I've always wondered why don't they do something like that with taxis in Metro manila...and why don't they require taxis to have their plate numbers printed big on both sides of the car as well as on the top ( so helicopters can spot them)...in that case, any criminal taxi driver could be reported right away

hehe siguro yung sa top eh puede pa wala. wala pa naman helicopter , but yung sa sides dapat meron

ang ayoko lang sa LTO yung nilalagay nila yung cel# number sa likod ng bumper like "how's my driving text or call cel. no. 0919-6574-234 "gunggong yung nag panukala nyan ,sino naman maka memorized ng 11 digits at ang liit pa ! :lol:

anyway here's feauture of davao taxi's unit number on both sides, front and back

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6210/04082007001vb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

davao city created a task force composed of policemen, traffic enforcers, LTO personnel... they were specially trained to detect violations in split seconds. aside from DDS, sila ang pinakakatakutan ng mga violators on road safety.

kala ko si Duterte ang pinaka tinatakutan hehehe

Keep Right at all times especially slow moving vehicles and especially when in the highway!!!!



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But, the budget is only P3 Billion. How can you build a decent expressway with that small amount of money? It wouldn't even able to build a mass transit.

^^ All I know is that Phase 1 Cost around P7b for the construction of the road proper. That is from Quezon City up to 40km thereafter.

so this NLEEx will start from QC pa? i thought it'll start from NLEx, i'm thinkning of starting at SM Pampanga then build the ex. goind east.. that way, less budget, IMO..:)
kaya pala mataas ang kailangang budget, mag-uumpisa pa pala ng QC...

so this NLEEx will start from QC pa? i thought it'll start from NLEx, i'm thinkning of starting at SM Pampanga then build the ex. goind east.. that way, less budget, IMO..:)
kaya pala mataas ang kailangang budget, mag-uumpisa pa pala ng QC...

Maybe to decongest further the existing North Luzon Expressway. Hopefully this will push through since it will really help the situation in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.

Anyway, the NLEx is also created by this system. As of now, only the Stage 3 is completed in NLEx, the Stage 1 is Balintawak-Malolos (Manila North Expressway or MNEX), the Stage 2 is Tabang-Santa Ines (the present NLEx), the Stage 3 is SCTEx or Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway which will extend this world-class expressway to Tarlac City. As of now, the Stage 3 has a gap to the NLEx, only 3 kilometers North of Santa Ines. But should not be as worse as STAR-SLEx connection and the Stage 4, the uncompleted but still under bidding, the Tarlac-La Union Expressway which will provide NLEx a direct connection to Baguio City. Tarlac-La Union Expressway is itself done also with stages, however, I do not have the details about these.

Having this system is not very bad but as far as our experiences go, this type of system lengthens our infrastructure projects. Imagine, the building of Stage 2 to Stage 3 period took about 30 years! Even the NLEx was already rehabilitated by that time. Keep that up and investors will go by themselves.

intersection in cebu

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01766.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01194.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/DSC00497.jpg

intersection in mactan
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebu/mepz4.jpg

Kahit na may gap between NLEx and SCTEx, if you don't want to go out with the expressway, you can exit NLEx at Clark Spur Road that is connected directly to SCTEx. But it will be great to have a connection from Sta. Ines exit to SCTLEx para tuloy-tuloy ang byahe.

Kahit na may gap between NLEx and SCTEx, if you don't want to go out with the expressway, you can exit NLEx at Clark Spur Road that is connected directly to SCTEx. But it will be great to have a connection from Sta. Ines exit to SCTLEx para tuloy-tuloy ang byahe.

^^ Yes, they will definitely construct a mega interchange there. I have previously drawings of the SCTEX but I lost it a week ago. It's the size of about a square kilometers of land are it will occupy, It's very big area incomparable to NAIA Interchange. Definitely mega structure interchange guys....

Sana nga matuloy kasi from Sta. Ines exit :cheers1:, kung lalabas ka ng McArthur papasok sa Mabalacat Exit ng SCTEx, matrafic ang daan na iyon. That road leads to Mabalact Gate of Clark and nakapakasikip ng daan, kaya kapag rush hour, super traffic.

intersection in cebu

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01766.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01194.jpg

wow! nice!
hope i could visit Cebu this year:)

wow! nice!
hope i could visit Cebu this year:)

halika! tour kita :D

Sana nga matuloy kasi from Sta. Ines exit :cheers1:, kung lalabas ka ng McArthur papasok sa Mabalacat Exit ng SCTEx, matrafic ang daan na iyon. That road leads to Mabalact Gate of Clark and nakapakasikip ng daan, kaya kapag rush hour, super traffic.

You can bypas the horrendous traffice in Mabalacat because there is north and southbound link between NLEx and SCTEx just before the Sta. Ines exit. So from Luisita in San Miguel Tarlac up to A. Bonifacio, you're travelling on an expressway. Seamless..!

You can bypas the horrendous traffice in Mabalacat because there is north and southbound link between NLEx and SCTEx just before the Sta. Ines exit. So from Luisita in San Miguel Tarlac up to A. Bonifacio, you're travelling on an expressway. Seamless..!

If already in the beginning of the NLEx rehabilitation they decided to construct another carriageway then the only thing left is to construct the NLEx-SCTEx link. It was just a repeat of the horrible Drainage Enhancement Program. Didn't MNTC commissioned a study to help them rehabilitate the NLEx? They are all just too excited to collect toll fees.

Fact: A minimum requirement for an expressway is 2 lanes each direction and not a 2 lane undivided road.

Kahit na may gap between NLEx and SCTEx, if you don't want to go out with the expressway, you can exit NLEx at Clark Spur Road that is connected directly to SCTEx. But it will be great to have a connection from Sta. Ines exit to SCTLEx para tuloy-tuloy ang byahe.

Tanong ko lang, yung bang Spur Road ay for northbound vehicles din at ilang lanes? Kung iyang Spur Road na lang kaya ang gawing direct connection ng SCTEx at NLEx para tipid.

I am not sure kung two lane din yung spur road like the rest of SCTEx, di pa ako nakapunta doon lately. Dati kasi before the spur road exit sa NLEX, yung NLEX north and south bound lane, mamemerge na. Evan ko ngayon kung naayos nayon. The spur road is dadaan malapit sa Mery Help School.

^^nagbabaha sa commonwealth-tandang sora flyover . . . believe it. . . or not . . .

:lol:

omg.. totoo? kakatwa naman.. since flyover ito.. haha.. pano kaya mangyayari yun? :lol:

davao city created a task force composed of policemen, traffic enforcers, LTO personnel... they were specially trained to detect violations in split seconds. aside from DDS, sila ang pinakakatakutan ng mga violators on road safety.

Front Article
LTO swoops down on traffic violators
By Jose G. Dalumpines Published : 2008-01-15

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Davao Region yesterday leaned hard on violators of traffic rules and regulations following the vehicle mishap last Thursday which killed three people.

The campaign resulted to the issuance of several temporary operator’s permit (Top) against motorists on violations ranging from non-wearing of crash helmets for motorcycle drivers, non-fastening of seatbelts, overloading of passengers, and confiscation of loudspeakers.

The move came following the head-on collision between a motorcycle and a public utility jeepney, Thursday night along MacArthur Highway in Bangkal last week that killed the motorcycle driver, his passenger and a pedestrian.

Alvin Vales, leader of the LTO enforcement team, said the campaign does not intend to push drivers to the edge, but to instill discipline on the streets.

He said their agency will run after drivers, either from private or government sector, who commit violations on the road.

“We are implementing Republic Act 4136 or Transportation Code not because we want to make it difficult for drivers, but to ensure their safety,” he said, adding that accidents can be avoided if drivers would only follow the traffic rules and regulations.

Vales said more violations correspond to more penalties.

“(Just) follow traffic rules,” he pointed out.

Vales also urged motorcycle drivers and passengers to wear crash helmets appropriately, that means the helmets must have a strap to secure it to the head and hard enough to protect the motorist.

Vales said they are also on the look out for violators of the seatbelt law.

He said front seat occupants of a four-wheel vehicle must fasten their seatbelts all the time when the vehicle is in motion. Several drivers of public utility vehicles and private cars were accosted yesterday because of this violation.

Vales also urged private vehicles to remove the plastic cover of their license plates for them to be visible especially at night.

He said even vans classified as school vehicles must use the appropriate plate which is colored orange. Vales called on commuters to be keen on the looks of the drivers to be sure of a safe travel.

“A good driver makes sure that his jeep engine and all basic accessories like signal lights and horn function well. He wears the prescribed uniform appropriately that would show he is disciplined,” he said.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=18955

kasama ko yang si defused_boi hehe :D

OT na yata tayo mga katoto, iba kasi ang thread na ito sa NLEX

balik tayo sa main thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=96028&page=19

more of cebu!

with the guardia civil
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02256.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02263.jpg

^^ Neat!

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3160/dsc0000061zg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7348/dsc0000601mv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
:colgate:

haha., me too., nung nakita ko yung Ped Xing na sign sa roxas blvd., i was like "sino si Ped Xing?!? bayani ba yan?" hahahaha., :) :lol:

una kong nabasa ang Ped Xing sa Manila, kala ko old chinese name siya ng Luzon na binigay ng mga Chinese traveller nung unang panahon :lol:

^^

I even thought at first that the "pedestrian crossing" sign was imported from China.. hehehe..


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where is this ?


http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Streets/48bc21df.jpg







it's in Tagum, Davao del Norte !:)

^^ nice tagum. i suppose yan din ang official color ng tagum... parang kulay ng saging.

mabolo, cebu city
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01832.jpg

How come there are no road signages or directions?

^^ you want to see road signs? may separate thread po

anyway, bibigyan na lang kita ng sample

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/dec5_98.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02000.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01991.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01984.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC01980.jpg

more of cebu!

with the guardia civil
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02256.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02263.jpg
It's like Davao City IMO....

- dp -

^^ really? the place or just the traffic lights? i would disagree if youre referring to the traffic lights, davao uses the american model, the more generic looking arched type and slim tubes, while cebu uses the australian model. but its nice to know na gumaganda na ang davao :)

It's like Davao City IMO....

not quite.



Sta. Monica Blvd., Sta Monica, CA

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/IMG_0121.jpg

CM Recto & Roxas Avenues, Davao

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/TL10.jpg

hollywood, california
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/traf.jpg

roxas, davao
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/TL12.jpg


all by abratique & associates.

street names pa lang pang world heritage site na. nice nice.

Street names in Vigan
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2085329725_5249cb4b37_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2085325907_e95f93b0f2_o.jpg

^^ really? the place or just the traffic lights? i would disagree if youre referring to the traffic lights, davao uses the american model, the more generic looking arched type and slim tubes, while cebu uses the australian model. but its nice to know na gumaganda na ang davao :)

i think Il Tenore meant the corner street scene not the traffic lights or the city. cebu uses the australian SCATS while davao utilizes the california sensorized system. about the looks (arched type and tubes) being generic, i don't think so, coz there are so many traffic designs in the world and the 2 arch traffic light/street light combination is the known abratique and associate design (california only, in the US coz other states got other designs). post designs are as widely used as the arch type too.

some of the many traffic light designs...
UK
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Traffic_lights.jpg/180px-Traffic_lights.jpg

sweden
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Portable_Solar_Traffic_Light.JPG/180px-Portable_Solar_Traffic_Light.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Led_traffic_lights.jpg/180px-Led_traffic_lights.jpg

kuala lumpur
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/KLtrafficlight.jpg/300px-KLtrafficlight.jpg

saudi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Khobarhires.JPG/180px-Khobarhires.JPG

munich
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ampel_muenchen.jpg/180px-Ampel_muenchen.jpg

nova scotia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Colourblind_traffic_signal.JPG/180px-Colourblind_traffic_signal.JPG

germany
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg/180px-Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg

germany
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg/180px-Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg

this is female version of the "Ampelmännchen" (lit. little trafficlight man) which was inherited from the ex GDR .... isn't it cute :D :cheers:

^^ really? the place or just the traffic lights? i would disagree if youre referring to the traffic lights, davao uses the american model, the more generic looking arched type and slim tubes, while cebu uses the australian model. but its nice to know na gumaganda na ang davao :)

Kinailangan pa talagang i-elaborate na more generic looking ang Davao traffic lights. :ohno:

Ako ha, I have only been to Davao once so I haven't been able to stroll much of it but ang masasabi ko is ang laki ng lamang ng Davao in terms of road signs. Also, I like it that street names are placed on the same post that holds the traffic lights. Their traffic lights also look good since they're new but I do not know if their traffic lights have a similar system as the SCATS system though.

i think Il Tenore meant the corner street scene not the traffic lights or the city. cebu uses the australian SCATS while davao utilizes the california sensorized system. about the looks (arched type and tubes) being generic, i don't think so, coz there are so many traffic designs in the world and the 2 arch traffic light/street light combination is the known abratique and associate design (california only, in the US coz other states got other designs). post designs are as widely used as the arch type too.

some of the many traffic light designs...
UK
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Traffic_lights.jpg/180px-Traffic_lights.jpg

sweden
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Portable_Solar_Traffic_Light.JPG/180px-Portable_Solar_Traffic_Light.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Led_traffic_lights.jpg/180px-Led_traffic_lights.jpg

kuala lumpur
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/KLtrafficlight.jpg/300px-KLtrafficlight.jpg

saudi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Khobarhires.JPG/180px-Khobarhires.JPG

munich
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ampel_muenchen.jpg/180px-Ampel_muenchen.jpg

nova scotia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Colourblind_traffic_signal.JPG/180px-Colourblind_traffic_signal.JPG

germany
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg/180px-Traffic_light_-_female_%28aka%29.jpg


Amen!! :applause:

What you just said really makes sense and I think a well-travelled person (both inside and outside the country that is!) like you speaks from experience....it makes a lot more sense to me!! :cheers:

Kinailangan pa talagang i-elaborate na more generic looking ang Davao traffic lights. :ohno:

Ako ha, I have only been to Davao once so I haven't been able to stroll much of it but ang masasabi ko is ang laki ng lamang ng Davao in terms of road signs. Also, I like it that street names are placed on the same post that holds the traffic lights. Their traffic lights also look good since they're new but I do not know if their traffic lights have a similar system as the SCATS system though.


kuya, i hope this would not incite a cvc here ;) :cheers:

davao's road signages and directions .


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^^ GENERIC LOOKING :ohno:

^ Nagdrama ka pa :lol:

Amen!! :applause:

What you just said really makes sense and I think a well-travelled person (both inside and outside the country that is!) like you speaks from experience....it makes a lot more sense to me!! :cheers:

Another thought provoking statement. And besides, it is totally unnecessary :ohno: Puhlease, we've had enough of davaoeagle vs. Pinoymeat in SSC. If you want to continue, please bring it in a boxing ring.

@neyo: No, take my post with a grain of salt.

@neyo: No, take my post with a grain of salt.

OT:
regards daw from my uncle rajah :cheers:

this is for you daw kuja sinj! :cheers:

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Another thought provoking statement. And besides, it is totally unnecessary :ohno: Puhlease, we've had enough of davaoeagle vs. Pinoymeat in SSC. If you want to continue, please bring it in a boxing ring.

@neyo: No, take my post with a grain of salt.

I said that because for someone to call Davao's traffic light system "generic" must not have set foot in North America where those type of facilities are ubiquitous


:ohno: Puhlease, we've had enough of davaoeagle vs. Pinoymeat in SSC .


Indeed, though I never thrown back any brickbats at him considering...but that's beside the point.

I guess it's pretty obvious Pinoymeat is the one caught red-handed in almost all Davao VS Cebu fights before and up until now. You can see it upon yourself that Davao has not in any way engaged in anything unsavory against Cebu but it had for so many times got a beating from that guy. He has so much axe to grind against Davao and I don't know why he remains scot free. :ohno:

^^ not to mention that my uncle's case is still unsolved, he has been brigged (forever) for doing nothing... imo lang po kuya sinj,

natatawa lang ako :lol:

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:cheers:

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Priority: P1.9-B road networks

By Mia M. Gonzalez
Reporter

PRESIDENT Arroyo has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to speed up the completion of the P1.875-billion road-network project under her Super Regions program to spur government efforts to bring development to the countryside.

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Golez said in a statement the President has also directed the DPWH to ensure the “quality and safety” of the 84-kilometer Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway and the Batangas Bridge.

...

The President also ordered the DPWH to ensure the quality of the 84-kilometer Tarlac-La Union Toll Expressway (TLUTE), stressing that “an infrastructure project of this magnitude has to be [of] world-class quality.”

“At the same time, without sacrificing quality, I also want it completed on time so it can help speed up the economic development of Central and Northern Luzon,” she said.

Ebdane said the P14.61-billion project, expected to begin construction next year and eyed for completion in 2013, will be implemented through Public-Private Partnership using the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) variant scheme—wherein the project proponent is responsible for the design, financing and construction of the initial two-lane expressway.

Of the total project cost of P14.61 billion, P469.99 million is for detailed engineering, P13.347 billion for civil works, supervision and project management, and P793 million for right-of-way acquisition. The government will fund the acquisition of the road right-of-way for the project, which starts from La Paz, Tarlac (terminus of the Subic-Clark- Tarlac Expressway) passing through the municipalities of Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada and San Manuel in Tarlac province, and will also go through Rosales, Urdaneta, Binalonan, Pozzorubio and Sison in Pangasinan and ends in Rosario, La Union.

The construction of the expressway involves two phases: two lanes under Phase 1, which will be expanded to four lanes under Phase 2 when road capacity reaches 25,000 vehicles.

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love this pic! :cheers:

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"ends in Rosario, La Union."

Why? This is wasteful. It should at least end in San Fernando, La Union to maximize the use of Poro Point Port and International Airport.

;18160347']^^ GENERIC LOOKING :ohno:

yah. more than 40 intersections kasi kaya nagiging generic-looking na.











oh wait ill add this plastic smilies :):lol::bash:

some more of cebu's intersections

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:okay:

down under :lol:

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;18160347']^^ GENERIC LOOKING :ohno:

:lol: i prefer GENERIC than JURASSIC looking. :cheers:

^^ not to mention that my uncle's case is still unsolved, he has been brigged (forever) for doing nothing... imo lang po kuya sinj,
is he a casualty of war or MIA :lol:

^^ not to mention that my uncle's case is still unsolved, he has been brigged (forever) for doing nothing... imo lang po kuya sinj,

Brigged forever? Nothing was done to his account. But to tell you frankly, your uncle was one of the worst trolls here and even deserves to be banned permanently from this site. ;) Kaya ikaw, learn from him at h'wag mo s'yang tularan.

:lol: i prefer GENERIC than JURASSIC looking. :cheers:

Another unnecessary post. :ohno:

Ano bang gusto ninyo, para naman kayong sina Rufa Mae Quinto at Jessa Zaragoza. Magpatayan nalang kayo. :lol:

Also, please h'wag masyadong damihan ang pics ng iisang intersection. Puro na lang CBP (Cebu) at M. Roxas (Davao) ang nakikita ko. :no:

:lol: i prefer GENERIC than JURASSIC looking. :cheers:

hahahha correct man, its better than having an damn helluva big intersection with no order. Davao intersections are even better than Pasay City Intersection.... Many BIG Intersections that connect major roads such as the Big and Major Intersection beside World Trade Center Complex Have no traffic lights, its just have a traffic policeman and ugly barriers. ^^

Also, please h'wag masyadong damihan ang pics ng iisang intersection. Puro na lang CBP (Cebu) at M. Roxas (Davao) ang nakikita ko. :no:

Walastik nga eh. Puro magandang intersections and nakikita ko. But if you have more pics to Cebu intersection i-post mo dito ha? and im also wondering about which city in the Philippines has the most Traffic light or the most organized Traffic System.(is it Makati?or not)^^

Also, please h'wag masyadong damihan ang pics ng iisang intersection. Puro na lang CBP (Cebu) at M. Roxas (Davao) ang nakikita ko. :no:

haha sige post ko traffic lights sa barrio namin (mga 10 kms from the downtown)

Also, please h'wag masyadong damihan ang pics ng iisang intersection. Puro na lang CBP (Cebu) at M. Roxas (Davao) ang nakikita ko. :no:

:lol: good observation! wala pa signs ng mga malls namin , at mataas kasi ang Roxas ,anyway wait ka lang Sinj kasi yung Phase 2 na 29 intersections eh wala pang mga traffic signs and directions , eeskalerahin ko :banana:

Walastik nga eh. Puro magandang intersections and nakikita ko. But if you have more pics to Cebu intersection i-post mo dito ha? and im also wondering about which city in the Philippines has the most Traffic light or the most organized Traffic System.(is it Makati?or not)^^

we have more than 40 traffic intersections and all functional except 2 which is located near the U/C bridge :)

^^ because rosario is the start of kennon and marcos hway, which leads to baguio. :) the next phase i guess would reach poro point.

^^yes, it is made in phases. Remember, NLEX is projected to reach Laoag.

jeese man, thats alot! are they all American style?^^

yeah by abaratique and associates :) same lang itsura ng lahat (ata)

sa cebu city (excluding Mandaue and Lapu2x) lng ha, there are 80... and more are being constructed in cebu city... hehehehe!

from Cebu City web site:

"In 1990, the installation of the Computerized Traffic Signal System was awarded to an Australian firm, the AWA Traffic and Information System. The traffic system adapted in Cebu City is the fully adaptive Urban Traffic Control System utilizing the “Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System” (SCATS), a development effort of the Roads Traffic Authorities of the New South Wales”. SCATS operates in real-time, adjusting signal timings throughout the system in response to variation in traffic demand and system capacity.


A total of 68 intersections in Metro Cebu were being signalized for Phase I project, wherein sixty-five (65) intersections are located within Cebu City. In 1993, all intersections and the Traffic Control Center were activated. Presently, there are 80 signalized intersections operating at its optimum level"

here: source (http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/Index.php?pageno=6&cluster=1&dept=4)

sa cebu city (excluding Mandaue and Lapu2x) lng ha, there are 80... and more are being constructed in cebu city... hehehehe!

:bow::bow::bow:

80 dba sa cebu city... hahahaha! ^^ have you noticed the new traffic lights Mandaue City acquired recently and are being installed around its intersections bai? nice dba? hehehehe!

^ i don't know if that web site is updated, kahit kasi sa intersection ng barangay namin may naka install na rin na traffic lights. I don't think na 80 intersections lang ang may gumaganang traffic lights sa Cebu City.

80 dba sa cebu city... hahahaha! ^^ have you noticed the new traffic lights Mandaue City acquired recently and are being installed around its intersections bai? nice dba? hehehehe!

Which new traffic lights? Are they still of the old Tedman type traffic lights?

;18175184']yeah by abaratique and associates :) same lang itsura ng lahat (ata)

I think the only unique traffic signalization is the DIA intersection :)

Phil-Jap National Highway in front of Davao International Airport

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Which new traffic lights? Are they still of the old Tedman type traffic lights?

nope. try driving around nlang... :) you could also spot CITOM personnel sa Highway all the way to Canduman. it seems that CITOM is flexing its muscles to borders outside Cebu City.

Honestly, mas pinagkakatiwalaan ko ang Philippiine National Construction Corporation para gumawa ng mga expressways. Ito yata ang first time na gagawa ng expressway ang Department of Public Works and Highways.

Yes!!! totoo po un..Actually in a few days magsstart na rin ung North Luzon East Expressway from Quezon City traversing the eastern section of Luzon to Bulacan, Nueva Ecija all the way to Tuguegarao simultaenous with the construction of Tarlac-La Union-Loag Expressway and the Tarlac to Dingalan Expressway traversing the Central Plains and finally Loag to Tuguegarao Expressway..SLEX will be extended all the way to Sorsogon from Lucena (Bicol Expressway) in anticipation of building a bridge or tunnel in Matnog and Allen,Samar that would connect entire Luzon into the Visayas...

In this way, we can attract more investor to come as they are too confident that these infrastructure will definitely boost their operation here in our country......

Sana umabot ng Cabanatuan City ang North Luzon East Expressway dahil talagang pamatay ang oras ng biyahe, TATLO O APAT NA ORAS!

Brigged forever? Nothing was done to his account. But to tell you frankly, your uncle was one of the worst trolls here and even deserves to be banned permanently from this site. ;) Kaya ikaw, learn from him at h'wag mo s'yang tularan.



opo :yes: .. kayo po ang idol ko forever and ever po amen :) , kelan po tayo mag-eeb? :cheers:

nova scotia
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germany
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I like these traffic lights... unique....

opo :yes: .. kayo po ang idol ko forever and ever po amen :) , kelan po tayo mag-eeb? :cheers:
yeah!! let's have a meet.. for us to bond and talk for hours... what do you think @sinjin?

^^ i second the motion ... :cheers:


the traffic lights below are nice :cheers:

^^ The North Luzon East Expressway is different from NLEX. This expressway starts somewhere from QC and will run with at least 50-100km parallel distance from NLEX to Tuguegarao. Once completed this will serve the whole strech of QC to Cabanatuan to NE Luzon...

Phase 1 Section 1 Covers 44km from Q.C. to a town in Bulacan. Phase 1 Section 2 100km from Bulacan to Cabanatuan. Phase 2 250km from Cabanatuan to Tuguegarawo to NE Luzon...

^^ On the other hand, the lateral expressway called Tarlac Dingalan Expressway is an unlimited road with dual lane only but with a right of way of 60 meters. Just like NLEX, SCTEX, Mabini Superhighway, Coastal Road, SLEX, 4 Lane undivided Davao-Tagum and the General Santos-Cotabato Superhighways...:)