MMDA eyes number coding for rush hour

Vehicle congestion as seen on Monday morning, Nov. 8, 2021 in Quezon City along EDSA, a major thoroughfare crossing cities of Metro Manila after the national pandemic task force IATF deescalated health restrictions in the region to Alert Level 2.

The STAR / Boy Santos, file

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is looking into enforcing the unified vehicle volume reduction program (UVVRP), better known as the number coding scheme, if vehicular traffic in the metropolis worsens in the next few days, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said yesterday.

The scheme, which has been suspended since the pandemic started last year, may be implemented during the rush hours of 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Abalos noted that for the time being, traffic and travel time in the metropolis are still manageable and will have to be observed further before a decision on whether the UVVRP would remain suspended.

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