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    The population of Iloilo City is increasing at an annual rate of 1.8%, putting pressure on the transportation system. Several government institutions work together to manage traffic, but issues remain like increased vehicle volume during rush hour. To help control traffic, the city uses devices like traffic signs, road markings, traffic lights, and rumble strips. It is also implementing an Intelligent Transport System with 25 million pesos of funding to address safety problems on a major avenue.

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    Traffic Control in Iloilo City

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    The population of Iloilo City is increasing at an annual rate of 1.8%, putting pressure on the transportation system. Several government institutions work together to manage traffic, but issues remain like increased vehicle volume during rush hour. To help control traffic, the city uses devices like traffic signs, road markings, traffic lights, and rumble strips. It is also implementing an Intelligent Transport System with 25 million pesos of funding to address safety problems on a major avenue.

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    The population of Iloilo City is increasing at an annual rate of 1.8%, putting pressure on the transportation system. Several government institutions work together to manage traffic, but issues remain like increased vehicle volume during rush hour. To help control traffic, the city uses devices like traffic signs, road markings, traffic lights, and rumble strips. It is also implementing an Intelligent Transport System with 25 million pesos of funding to address safety problems on a major avenue.

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    Traffic Control in Iloilo City

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    TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ILOILO CITY

    The population in Iloilo City is composed of 424 619 as of year 2010. Its annual growth
    rate is 1.8% and its density is 5981 persons/sq. kms.
    Traffic in Iloilo City is not yet worse compared to Metro Manila. As the number of the
    population in Iloilo City keeps on increasing, the need for transportation also increases. This will
    lead into uncontrollably amount of vehicles which will cause traffic.
    Iloilo City has Transport and Traffic Management Institutions (consists of Five Nationals
    and Eight Locals). The Transport and Traffic Management Institutions (National) is consists of
    the following: 1. The Land Transportation Office. This leads to the overall regulation of land and
    transportation. 2. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. It refers to the
    assurance and regulation of land transport franchises. 3. Department of Transportation and
    Communications. This leads the country’s transport planning. 4. Department of Public Works
    and Highways. The function of this department is to design/construction of national roads and
    other infrastructures. 5. Philippine National Police. This overall lead in the police enforcement
    which includes traffic enforcement.
    Transport and Traffic Management Institutions (Local) is consists of Transport
    Management and Traffic Regulation Office (TMTRO), Iloilo City Emergency Response (ICER) and
    Philippines National Police (PNP), Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP) Committee on Transport, Police
    Auxiliary, Disaster Risk and Management Office, City Environment and Natural Resources and
    the last is the City Planning and Development Office.
    These departments are being formed in order to solve or to minimize the traffic flow in
    the City of Iloilo. This will also give solutions to some of the problem that the City is facing right
    now. The common issues of traffic in Iloilo city especially during rush hour are the increasing
    volume of cars, the cars that are being parked on the street, improper loading and unloading,
    they use the road as their garage, vehicles that are being abandoned on the street, informal
    settlers etc.
    In order to control the traffic flow in Iloilo City, traffic control devices are being used.
    Some of the traffic control devices that Iloilo City has are the traffic signs, which are used for
    the driver to be aware if what is ahead of them. The channeling devices are also used to warn
    the drivers and pedestrians and to guide them through a work zone. Iloilo City also uses road
    surface markings. These are applied to directly to road surfaces. They are used to guide the
    drivers and channel the traffic by designating the lanes and indicating stopping points and
    intersections. Pavement marking can either be permanent or removable. Iloilo City also have
    traffic lights to alternatively assign right of way to traffic moving in conflicting directions at an
    intersection. The city also has rumble strips to alert the drivers that they are living their lane.
    The Technical Working Group (TWG) will work on the procurement and establishment of
    an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in this city is now in place. The ITS was conceptualized to
    address various traffic concerns, especially along the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (formerly
    Diversion Road), such as the occurrence of accidents due to improper parking of vehicles and
    reckless driving. The city government has allotted P25 million for the procurement and
    installation of the ITS along the avenue.

    Submitted to:
    Engr. Marjoric Penetrante

    Submitted by:
    Dheb Hanzel S. Panes
    Samantha Mae D. Vinson
    BSCE 5 B

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