DAVAO CITY — The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) preparing a massive information-education driver to inform the public about the upcoming implementation of the new speed limit of the city.
The traffic office needs to inform the public as they are bent on implementing the City Ordinance No. 0270-23 or the Speed Limit Ordinance of the city on all roads in Davao.
Retired Police Colonel Dionisio Abude, the chief of the CTTMO in an interview with reporters during the ISpeak Media Forum on Thursday revealed, his office has started to install the signages in the 32 identified locations.
Aside from the road signs, the CTTMO will hand out flyers containing information on the new speed limit.
The information drive has been scheduled starting last Monday,December 11 up to January 10.
“Because we will implement the new speed limit on January 11, based on City Ordinance 0270-23,” Abude emphasized.
He added that personnel have been assigned to different areas where they will be stationed to hand out flyers to everyone which include: the school overpass in Binugao, Toril; Tugbok overpass; Lasang; outpost in Hillcrest and Crocodile Park on Diversion Road; Citihardware on Quimpo; J.P. Laurel; Quirino; San Pedro; and Coastal Road.
This developed as Abude revealed, that the city has tapped the Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) through its head PMajor Dexter Domingo, to implement the speed limit ordinance and help ensure the road safety of every Dabawenyo.
The city government has provided the TEU with four (4) speed cameras which will be used in the enforcement of the ordinance.
He also added that their personnel have already undergone an orientation with the CTTMO on the implementation of the new speed limit.
Based on the city ordinance, open roads such as the Davao-Bukidnon Road (from Lacson to Marilog-Buda boundary), Davao-Cotabato Road (from Carabao Monument Waypark to Binugao-Sta. Cruz), and Daang Maharlika (from Crossing Bunawan to Lasang) have an allowable maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour (kph) for private vehicles and motorcycles, and 50 kph for trucks, buses, and passenger vans.
Meanwhile, through streets including Daang Maharlika (from corner Roxas Avenue to Pichon Rotunda), Davao-Cotabato Road (from Ulas to corner Pichon St), and Quezon Boulevard (from Bolton Bridge to Magsaysay Park) has a maximum speed limit of 40 kph for private vehicles and motorcycles, and 30 kph for trucks, buses, and passenger vans.
As for city streets (barangay and subdivision roads) the maximum speed limit for private vehicles and motorcycles, as well as for trucks, buses, and passenger vans is 30 kph. All crowded streets, including high-density residential barangay roads and school zones, have a speed limit of 20 kph.
Those who violate the new speed limit will be penalized with a fine of Php 1000 for the first offense; Php 2000 for the second; and for the third and subsequent offense, the fine will be Php 5000. The CTTMO and TEU remind Dabawenyos to abide by the traffic rules for the safety of everyone.- With a report from the CIO
