CE122-2_A3:

TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY

ENGINEERING

ANSAY, CARL JIMBOY

ARCIAGA, ELIJAH JOSHUA
DINO, EDWARD FRANRIC
LUCAS, REYNALD ANGELO
TEJADA, DENVER JOHN
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP (2019 – 2028)
 BATANGAS CITY
 B. Traffic Regulation, Code and Ordinance of Batangas City

 Republic Act No. 4136

 AN ACT TO COMPILE THE LAWS RELATIVE TO LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC RULES, TO CREATE A LAND
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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 ORDINANCE NO. 23 ARTICLE V SECTION 9 SERIES OF 2019

 OVER SPEEDING, SWERVING, TURNING AND STOPPING

- THIS ORDINANCE STATE THAT VEHICLES SHALL KEEP TO THE RIGHT OF ANY STREET OR ROADWAY AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT TO PASS,
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, OR BY ORDER OF ANY AUTHORITIZED TRAFFIC OFFICER
 ORDINANCE NO. 23 ARTICLE V SECTION 26 SERIES OF 2019

 OVER SPEEDING, SWERVING, TURNING AND STOPPING

- THIS ORDINANCE STATE THAT NO VEHICLE SHALL OVERTAKE OR PASS ANOTHER AT STREET INTERSECTIONS AND AT SHARP
CURVES
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 ORDINANCE NO. 23 ARTICLE V SECTION 25 SERIES OF 2019

 OVER SPEEDING, SWERVING, TURNING AND STOPPING

- THIS ORDINANCE STATE THAT NO VEHICLES SHALL BE PARKED OR DRIVEN UPON A SIDEWALK/ EASEMENT/SETBACK, EXCEPTAS
MAY BE NECESSARY IN CROSSING THE SAME.
 ORDINANCE NO. 23 ARTICLE VII SECTION 46 SERIES OF 2019

 TRAFFIC LIGHTS

- THIS ORDINANCE STATE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BLOCK OR OBSTRUCT THE PEDESTRIAN LANE OR RIGHT OF WAY BY THEIR
VEHICLES OR WITH CONTRIVIANCE
 ORDINANCE NO. 23 ARTICLE XIV SECTION 83 SERIES OF 2019

 NUMBER PLATES, LICENSES, AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

- THIS ORDINANCE STATES THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRANSFER THE NUMBER PLATES ISSUED BY THE
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER, OR KEEP, USE OR EMPLOY ANY VEHICLE BEARING A
NUMBER PLATE OTHER THAN THE ONE UNDER WHICH IS REGISTERED.
SUMMARY OF BATANGAS CITY’S LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT
ROUTE PLAN (LPTRP)

PRIMARY HIGHWAY
 o Route 4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway, Ayala Highway, except sections entering Santo Tomas town
proper)
 o Route 412 (Rosario-San Juan Road)
 o Route 434 (Diversion Road)
 o Route 435 (Batangas-Quezon Road)
 o Route 436 (Palico-Balayan-Batangas Road, except bypassed section in Balayan)
 o Route 438 (Batangas-Taysan-Lobo Road)
(LPTRP)

 One of their jobs of LPTRP is for the workers and drivers to have fixed salary. LGU’s together with
DOTr studies and monitors the proper and Designated Drop Off Points that could help PUV
operators in their application for franchise. Furthermore, their main goal is to strengthen the
system of transportation in the said city.
 March 2019 , Meeting of officials about the planning of Local Public Transport Route Plan
(LPTRP). Focal persons and LPTRP Team joined the said meeting.
 PPDO Chief Benjamin I. Bausas, Col. Chito Malapitan, Assistant Department Head of Provincial
Public Order and Safety Department and Governor Dodo Mandanas, LPTRP Team Chairperson,
joined the meeting as well. They gave the relevance and importance of LPTRP in city provinces.
 If ever the LGU cannot submit Route Plan, the Dotr (Department of Transportation) will be the
one to create a plan on LPRTP.
 They considered PUV modernization program and upgrade the public vehicles to increate the
reliability, safety and comfort of people when travelling.
BATANGAS CITY OFFICIALS
PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS (PAP)

BATANGAS CITY
 the city government has installed traffic signal lights along the seven (7) major intersections

which were upgraded in 2010 by replacing them with LED traffic lights and electronic timer.
 installation of one hundred twenty-three (123) traffic signages
 the city government installed a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Camera along P. Burgos St. and Rizal
Avenue and two (2) overhead Variable Message Signs (VMS) along the National Highway in Kumintang
Ibaba and P. Burgos St. in front of the City Hall as components of city transportation/traffic management
program. Additional CCTV cameras were installed along strategic locations/intersections including the
Calumpang Bridge and the City Integrated Transport Terminal at Diversion Road
 opening of the Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR) in April 2008 which is a tollway component of the
Philippine Nautical Highway with a length of 42 km. from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to the Batangas Port
which shortened the travel time from Metro Manila to Batangas City by about thirty to forty-five minutes.
 The construction of Calumpang Bridge No. 3 in this city will ease traffic congestion and ensure quicker
transport of passengers and goods.
PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS (PAP)

CALABARZON REGION
Programs, projects and activities supportive to the 5Es of traffic management framework such as
Education, Enforcement, Enactment, Engineering and Environment and will be implemented from 2017-
2022.
1. Expand road capacity (Engineering and Enforcement)
 road and bridge widening works
 removal of road obstructions such as electrical/utility posts, parked vehicles and establishments
along the RROW
 geometric improvements
2. Construct alternate routes (Engineering)
 bypass and diversion roads
 flyover/elevated road and underpass
 interconnection of expressways
 extension of Metro Manila light rail transit to Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal
 reconstruction of PNR South with spur lines
PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS (PAP)
CALABARZON REGION
3. Enhance traffic control strategies (Engineering & Enforcement)
 traffic management study at intersections and congested road sections
 intelligent transport system (e.g. traffic lights, traffic signs, variable messaging system, traffic
command center)
 outer lanes for public utility vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles and trucks, and inner lanes for other
vehicles
 markings in road pavements
 number coding
 tricycle and parking ban in national highway
 harmonized truck ban
 loading and unloading bays
4. Strengthen capabilities of LGUs in traffic management and project development (Education)
 training on traffic management, accident investigation and deputation of LGU traffic enforcers by the
LTO
 seminar for tricycle drivers and operators
 capability building on transport planning, traffic engineering and FS preparation
 updating of the regional road network program
 review of issued tricycle franchises by the LGUs
PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS (PAP)

CALABARZON REGION
5. Establish a unified system in the enforcement of traffic laws (Enactment)
 DOTr and DILG Joint Administrative Order on Harmonized Traffic Law Enforcement
 consultation with provincial public safety officers
 enactment for the prohibition of 2-wheel vehicle below 400 cc in national roads
 search for Outstanding Traffic Management Offices
6. Lessen vulnerability of land transport infrastructure (Environment and Engineering)
 Improvement and concreting of roads
 Improvement and integration of drainage system
7. Enhance awareness on traffic rules and road safety to the general public (Education)
 Inclusion of Responsible Road Use and Road Safety in the K to 12 curriculum of the DepEd
 Conduct of road safety communication campaign through advertisements (e.g. television, radio,
social media, billboards, etc.)
 REFERENCES

 https://www.batangascity.gov.ph/web/current-news/3285-2019-clup-public-hearing

 https://www.batangascity.gov.ph/web/about-the-city/city-government/city-officials

 https://www.batangascity.gov.ph/web/departments-division-offices

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/08/02/new-bridge-to-ease-vehicular-traffic-in-batangas-
city/
https://batangascity.gov.ph/bats2/?page_id=135
http://calabarzon.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Traffic-Mgt-Plan-2018.pdf
http://www.batangas.gov.ph/portal/public-transport-route-plan-at-puv-modernization-pinagpu
lungan-sa-kapitolyo/
http://www.batangas.gov.ph/portal/seminar-workshop-sa-pagbabalangkas-ng-local-public-
transport-route-plan-isinagawa-sa-kapitolyo/