Modified 'number coding' starts December 1 as traffic nears pre-pandemic congestion

File photo shows bicycle commuters using a bicycle lane on EDSA on June 15, 2020.

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MANILA, Philippines — A limited "number coding" scheme will be implemented in Metro Manila from December 1 as traffic in the capital nears pre-pandemic levels, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

Under a new resolution by the policy-setting Metro Manila Council, the Unified Vehicle Reduction Program will be reimplemented in Metro Manila from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.

Public Utility Vehicles, transport network vehicle services, motorcycles as well as vehicles carrying essential or perishable goods are exempted from the coding scheme.

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