No more traffic woes at Litex, Manggahan

Finally, order has been restored at the busy Litex-Manggahan area in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City.

This, after Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. renewed the city government’s clearing operations against abusive bus drivers and sidewalk vendors in the area.

Subsequently, the mayor ordered the installation of steel railings and concrete barriers at the stretch of Litex Road and Manggahan area to ensure that drivers of public vehicles load and unload passengers on designated areas.

Sidewalk vendors, who almost always occupy the middle of the street, were forced to return to the easements of Commonwealth Avenue.

The abusive bus drivers and sidewalk vendors had been blamed for the traffic congestion along Commonwealth Avenue, especially at the Manggahan Market area.

Belmonte designated Tadeo Palma, secretary to the mayor and concurrent Novaliches District Center OIC, to oversee the clearing operations, which started last Aug. 15.

Palma said two teams have been organized to work round-the-clock in two shifts to provide security and crowd control management in the area.

He said the first shift will be handled by barangay officials of Commonwealth, in coordination with personnel from the Central Police District-Station 6.

Anti-vending operatives of the Department of Public Order and Safety will handle the second shift.

Palma said that a "yellow box" lane project is being finalized for implementation along the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue between Litex and IBP Roads to restore order at the intersections.