C5 - Kalayaan Elevated U-turns

Circumferential Road 5 (C5) is one of the major circumferential roads in Metro Manila and it connects the South Luzon Expressway in Taguig City to the north end of C5, the McArthur Highway in Valenzuela City and the North Luzon Expressway. Moreover, the C5-Kalayaan Avenue intersection is strategically located in the boundaries of Taguig City, Makati City, Pateros, and Pasig City which makes the said intersection congested especially during peak hours.

The interchange configuration proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for upgrade of the C5-Kalayaan Avenue intersection was an underpass that would serve through traffic along C5. The underpass scheme is part of the two grade separation infrastructures: the C5-Kalayaan underpass and C5-Vargas-Lanuza overpass that cost P512-million. Consulting services for the construction supervision of this interchange projects had been awarded to private engineering firms in 2002 and detailed designs were already completed for implementation in 2004.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), however, submitted counterproposals to construct two (2) U-turn flyovers along C5 instead of the proposed underpass at C5-Kalayaan and the retention of the U-turn scheme at C5-Vargas and C5-Lanuza. This P350-million worth project was favored than the earlier DPWH’s plans. Construction of Phase I (Taguig side) commenced in February 14, 2008 and was completed on August 1, 2008; while Phase II (Pasig side) was started on December 2, 2008 and completed on April 17, 2009. Last May 6, 2009, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated the twin elevated U-turns in C5. MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando led the formal presentation of the finished project....

**This is part of the introduction of a practical paper entitled Elevated U-turns in Metro Manila (written by Macababbad, Sigua, and Po) submitted for presentation in the 2009 EASTS Conference. To read more about this article, feel free to contact the admin of this blog or you can post comments and give your email address then the admin will contact you.

**To view photos of the elevated u-turns, click this Philippine Transportation Photos.

Philippine Government Agencies on Transportation

Looking for Philippine Government Agencies on Transportation? Hope I can help you guys, you are probably searching gov't agencies that are related to Philippine Transportation.

Howdy reader and follower of my blog "Transportation Engineering Philippines", welcome here.

There are several key gov't offices that you need to know!

The very first one is the Department of Transportation and Communications (or DOTC).

The second one you need to know is the Department of Public Works and Highways!

The DOTC is responsible on the road maintenance of the Philippines as well as for expansion of roads, efficiency of roads, easiness of transportation and communications through-out our country with effective systems. This can help our country to cope immediately in times of disaster management or national recovery and for future economic progress.

The DOTC is the head of other departments. The services of DOTC covers road transpo, railway, air transportation, plus water management and communication areas.

There are 14 attached agencies to DOTC, from gov't owned corporations to private corporations plus 4 other offices.

Civil Aviation or Air Transpo

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)
Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC)

Maritime or Water Transport

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
Cebu Ports Authority (CPA)
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA)

Road Management and Transport

Land Transportation Office (LTO)
Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB)
Toll Regulatory Board (TRB)
Office of Transport Cooperative (OTC)

Philippine Railways

Philippine National Railways (PNR)
Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA)
Metro Rail Transit (MRT)

Tele-Communications Sector

Telecommunications Office (TELOF)
National Telecommunications Office (NTC)

Does this information helpful to you? You can check DOTC's official site http://www.dotc.gov.ph for their latest updates and other info or for more resources!


Department of Public Works and Highways or known as DPWH, is part of the executive department under the government of the Philippines. This branch of the gov't is responsible for all projects in the field of public works and highways. DPWH is also in-charge of the maintenance of the Philippine road systems and irrigation works.

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Traffic Management

"Traffic management is a term used to embody the activities undertaken by a highway transportation agency to improve roadway system safety, efficiency, and effectiveness for both providers and consumers of transportation services. There are two distinct types of traffic management. The first one utilizes traditional traffic engineering tools or simple devices to regulate or control traffic. The second relies more on advanced technology through the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)." (Sigua, 2008)

In the Philippines, there are several government agencies which deal with traffic management. These agencies include the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Traffic Engine­ering Center, Philip­pine Na­tional Police-Traffic Management Group, and the Land Transportation Office. According to Lidasan as mentioned in a news report, poor coordination among government agencies occur since their functions and responsibilities often overlap. Moreover, even if policy making and implementation or enforcement are assigned to specific agencies, these organizations usually disregard or bypass one another in the performance of their functions. The following paragraphs further identify the key roles of the different agencies for an effective traffic management.

MMDA’s role is primarily to coordinate and integrate the efforts of local governments and the central government in drawing up policies and plans and implementing transport projects within Metro Manila. The responsibility for road construction and maintenance is divided between DPWH for national roads and LGUs for local roads. The DPWH Traffic Engineering Center has taken the responsibility for road planning that requires traffic engineering. DOTC is in charge of regulating vehicle fleet and driver licensing through its Land Transportation Office. The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board regulates public transport services and fares. DOTC also plans the extensions to Metro Manila’s rail systems through the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) and the Philippine National Railways.

Responsibilities for traffic management, however, should not just be relied upon the government agencies but a collaborative effort among the policy makers, implementors as well as the ordinary people - even children in grade school to senior citizens. Every citizen has to be educated about road traffic safety rules and signs. Rep. Narciso D. Santiago III has filed House Bill 4745 which aims to have a separate subject integrated in the grade school and high school curricula that includes the teaching of road traffic safety rules and signs since young people are the easiest to train.



Sources:

• Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Sigua, R., University of the Philippines Press 2008

• Institutional bottleneck slows down response to traffic problem. November 12, 2002. Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/others/special/2002/nov/12/20021112spe1.html)
• Road traffic safety rules and signs to be taught in school. August 17, 2008. (http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=21908)