TRANSPORTATION 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS ROADS Existing in the Municipality are classified as National, Municipal and Barangay Roads. These road networks are further classified as surface, concrete, asphalt, gravel and earth. Table 53. With the passage of the Local Government Code of 1991 all barangay and municipal roads and bridges are constructed/maintained from funds coming from Internal/Revenue Allotment, Countryside Funds of Congressman Hernani A. Braganza and Local Funds as well. Municipal and barangay roads accounts for 11.403 and 249.249 kilometers, respectively as shown in Table 53 while national roads which are surface concrete asphalt surfaced type also accounts for 26.35 kilometers. A major length of municipal streets are 77.33% asphalt and 10.59% are concrete and the rest are earth/gravel 12.08%. Of the 249.249 barangay roads 03.63 are concrete, 74.52 gravel, 04.95 are asphalt surface and the rest 16.90% are earthfill. (see Table 53) Table 53 shows that the total road length of 287.002 kilometers 38.753 are within the urban area while the rest are proportionately distributed among the rural barangays. In the urban areas, 26.35 kms. are national roads and 12.403 kms. are municipal roads, while 249.249 kms. are barangay roads. It shows that 19.705 are concrete, 38.932 are asphalt 187.229 are gravel and 42.136 are earthfill. As of 1998 there are 27 barangay bridges as shown in Table 54 with a total length of 519.60 linear meters. Of the 27 bridges 14 are concrete with a total length of 276 linear meter and are located in barangays Bisocol (30 LM), Cabatuan-Patadiong (12 LM), Inerangan (6 LM), Lucap (12 LM), Maawi (20 LM), Pangapisan (60 LM), Polo (36 LM), Quibuar (14 LM), Sabangan (6 LM), Dimmayat-Tangcarang (26 LM), Bolo-Telbang (8 LM), Landoc (12 LM) and Tawintawin (30 LM). (Table 54) Eleven (11) are wooden bridges with a total length of 178 linear meter and are located in barangays Cabatuan-Yukib #2 (20 LM), Riverside-Cabatuan (12 LM), Dulacac (16LM), Dulacac #2 (6 LM), Dulacac #3 (22 LM), Balayang (27 LM), Bantolino-Maawi (15 LM) Sabino-Maawi (15 LM), Sta. Maria 1 (24 LM), Sta. Maria #2 (4 LM), Tawintawin-Soliba (30 LM) and Sabangan Bridge No. 2 with a total length of 7 linear meters. (Table 54) These wooden/timber bridges which were constructed some five (5) or ten (10) years ago should now be replaced with concrete ones or at least further improved to withstand frequent use by heavy transport vehicle which have increased in number since they were constructed. In like manner, the earth/gravel road should now be concreted or improved to an all-weather road as most of them become hardly passable if not compassable during rainy season. Despite their present condition these are nevertheless maintain by the barangay government with the assistance of the Provincial as well as the Municipal Government. ROAD NETWORK PATTERN (CIRCULATION SYSTEM) Considering that the Town is strategically located is accessible by any private and commercial transportation. The major roads that apparently divide the Municipality into four quadrant is National Road coming from Manila or Dagupan City traversing the Poblacion to Bani and Bolinao, turning left to the southern direction going to Olongapo City and right to the northern direction from Poblacion to the famous Hundred Islands, respectively. On the other hand, all barangays are connected to the Poblacion by either the National Roads that traversed the same in four direction and barangay roads that radiated from the National Roads perpendicularly or at an angle and interlinked with one another. The urban core is also characterized by the same pattern. The National Road that traversed the town proper although concrete is a little bit narrow and consequently traffic congestion often occurs especially during peak hours 8:00 to 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. The roads around the public market becomes very congested everyday especially in the morning because of the presence of sidewalk, transient or ambulant vendors and aggravated by the presence of some illegally parked vehicles. Mode of Transportation/transportation facilities, public utility vehicle like the Philippine Rabbit, Philippine Rapid, Victory Liner, Five Star, AOB Buses, Mini Buses, Jeepeneys and Byron liner are the available transport vehicle in the municipality and each of these have their respective terminal. It is noteworthy to observe that the frequency of travel of these vehicle from Alaminos to the four directions mentioned above is every 20-30 minutes, for a continuous 24 hours operation. They brings in and out people and passengers alike to Dagupan City, Baguio City, San Fernando City, Olongapo City and other neighboring Towns. Tricycles also abounds in the municipality and are used to transport passenger from Poblacion to the different barangays. The summary of all the above-mentioned vehicle/transportation facilities are shown in Table 56. OTHER TRANSPORT FACILITIES As mentioned above most of these transport/public utility vehicle have their respective terminals/parking areas (private) but jeepneys considering that there are about 2064 of them, the Municipality Government have designated some lots as paid parking areas for them. TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN URBAN CORE (POBLACION) Despite the presence of these facilities traffic congestion could hardly be avoided as streets in the Central Business District/Urban Core are narrow aggravated by the presence of almost two thousand registered tricycles that transport passengers from the Poblacion to the different barangays in the Municipality. This traffic problem in the urban core does not have negative effect in business or other economic endeavors as it only occurs at certain hours of the day. Some businessmen /people coming from Western Pangasinan town and in hurry to go to Dagupan or other eastern towns just pass along the by-pass road along Palamis or by-pass road going to Bani or Bolinao just to evade traffic congestion. Table 98 (Protective Service) shows the number, location, nature, severity of road accident in the past. Table 56 also shows Bus and Jeepney Terminal Parking Facilities located in the different port/barangays in the municipality like the Philippine Rabbit vehicle has its terminal in barangay Palamis, Victory Liner and AOB infront of Lemori building, Five Star at Poblacion southwest of Petron Gasoline Station. The Municipal Government has designated the southern side of Marceliano Montemayor, both side of Carlos Garcia extension at Lecsab Palamis and along Juan Braganza Street west of the Alaminos Water District and infront of the latter west of Plaza Enrique Braganza. As to their capacity see also Table 56. Roads and pedestrian crossing within the Poblacion/Urban Core are in good conditions. Some have just been newly asphalted/concreted, however, these are somewhat narrow and inadequate if we are to consider the volume of vehicles as well people passing through these roads. There is no available data or record as to the number of vehicle passing along these roads/intersection but base on our daily observation there is inadequacy of these facilities in the Urban Core during specific time only (8:00 to 9:00 A.M. and from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. during weekdays only (Monday to Friday Table 56). As of 1998 the urban population is 8,413 as against a total Urban Road length of 15.403 kilometer. To determine whether the existing urban road is adequate/inadequate for the 8,413 urban population, the same will be determined by using the equation: DEVELOPMENT NEEDS 1. Current Urban Road Requirement The current Urban Road could be determine by using the equation – Current Urban urban std. road to Requirement = popn x popn. ratio - Existing Urban Road Length Current Urban Road Requirement = 9,010 x 2.4 km - 15.403 1000 Current Urban = 21.624 - 15.403 Requirement = 6.221 The result shows that the municipality of Alaminos if the given standard of 2.4 km/1000 popn for urban requirement is to be followed the municipality at present is still in need of 6.221 kilometers of road in the Poblacion. 2. CURRENT RURAL REQUIREMENT The Current Rural Road requirement could also be determined by using the equation: Arable Land = 14,362.18 Existing Rural = 249.249 KMS. Road is Standard Road Ratio = 1.5 KM/100 popn. Current Rural Requirement : 14,362 x 1.5 km -249.249 100 Current Rural Requirement = 21,541 + 100 = 215.14 = 215.4 - 249.249 – = 33.849 The result shows the municipality has adequate rural road as the current road is in excess of 33.849 kilometers. FLOOD PRONE AREAS Due to the absence of good drainage and flood control system causing overflow of Cabatuan, Balangobong, Tucoc, Palamis which are the upper portion of Togoong River/Alaminos River everytime there is heavy rain accompanied by typhoon caused heavy damages to agricultural crops, animals and public works such as roads, school buildings and other infrastructure. Other flood prone areas which are estimated at 4,025.5 hectare are in Cabatuan, Balangobong, San Vicente, Amandiego, Tucoc, Palamis, Pogo, San Jose, Cayucay, Polo, Mona and Pangapisan. The cause of flooding in these areas is due to the construction of fishpond dikes along riverbank especially in barangay Polo, Pangapisan and Mona. This aggravated by heavy siltation along the mouth of the Tagoong River which is the principal tributary of rain waters coming from the above-mentioned barangays (Map No. 3 Flood Prone Areas). FUTURE REQUIREMENT (1999-2004) a. Projected Urban Road Requirement (1999) Projected Urban = Projected x std. to - existing + add’l Road Requirement = Popn ratio reqmts. Urban Rd. Urban Rd. Requirement Projected Popn (1999) = 9,010 x 2.4 km - 15.403 + 6.221 (Add’l urban road requirement) Projected Urban = 6.221 + 6.221 Road Requirement Projected Urban = 12.442 Rd.