No. Republic of the Philippines DOTC*MMDA*DPWH*NEDA*PNP-NCR*HUDCC*UP-NCTS*EMB Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 8 TTRAFFIC MMANAGEMENT March 1999 s s i i t t u u SSF m m MMUTIS STUDY TEAM JR 99-036 (11/16) m m . METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 8: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Role of Traffic Management........................................................................1-1 1.2 Study on Traffic Management......................................................................1-2 2 REVIEW OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN METRO MANILA........................2-1 2.1 History of Traffic Management in Metro Manila ........................................2-1 2.2 Traffic Engineering and Management (TEAM) Project ..............................2-7 2.3 Traffic Management on Expressways..........................................................2-11 2.3.1 Traffic Condition on the Expressways.............................................2-11 2.3.2 Expressway Management.................................................................2-15 2.3.3 Problems and Issues .........................................................................2-17 2.3.4 Future Directions..............................................................................2-18 2.4 Traffic Laws and Regulations ......................................................................2-19 2.5 Organizations and Institutions......................................................................2-21 2.6 Traffic Enforcement .....................................................................................2-30 2.6.1 Traffic Citation Ticket System.........................................................2-31 2.7 Existing Plans / Projects...............................................................................2-32 3 ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL CORRIDORS / AREAS.......................................3-1 3.1 CBD..............................................................................................................3-1 3.2 Major Corridors............................................................................................3-7 3.3 LRT Corridors..............................................................................................3-11 3.4 Secondary Roads..........................................................................................3-14 3.5 Suburban Roads............................................................................................3-16 3.6 Superhighways .............................................................................................3-19 3.7 Summary of Assessment ..............................................................................3-21 3.7.1 Over-saturated Condition .................................................................3-21 3.7.2 Poorly Maintained Signal System....................................................3-21 3.7.3 Faded Pavement Markings...............................................................3-22 3.7.4 Narrow Sidewalks ............................................................................3-22 3.7.5 Loading / Unloading of Buses and Jeepneys ...................................3-22 3.7.6 Blocking of Intersections .................................................................3-23 3.7.7 Running to Opposite Side ................................................................3-23 3.7.8 Manual Operation of Signal .............................................................3-24 METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 8: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 4 IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS / ISSUES.................4-1 4.1 Organization / Institute Aspects ...................................................................4-1 4.1.1 Lack of Initiative ..............................................................................4-1 4.1.2 Manpower Limitations .....................................................................4-1 4.2 Engineering / Technological Aspect ............................................................4-2 4.2.1 Lack of Scientific Approach ............................................................4-2 4.2.2 Lack of Qualified Personnel.............................................................4-2 4.2.3 Deteriorating Signal System.............................................................4-2 4.2.4 Lack of Traffic Information Database..............................................4-3 4.3 Enforcement Aspect .....................................................................................4-3 4.3.1 Complexity of the Legal System......................................................4-3 4.3.2 Poor Quality of Traffic Enforcers ....................................................4-4 4.3.3 Lack of Guideline for Traffic Enforcers ..........................................4-4 4.3.4 No Legal Bases for Pavement Markings and Traffic Signs.............4-5 4.4 Education / Social Aspects...........................................................................4-5 4.4.1 Lack of Education for Drivers..........................................................4-5 4.4.2 Lack of Education for Students........................................................4-5 4.4.3 Undisciplined Behavior of Drivers ..................................................4-6 5 IMPROVEMENT DIRECTIONS............................................................................5-1 5.1 Traffic Management Policy Direction .........................................................5-1 5.1.1 From Demand Responsive to Demand Management.......................5-1 5.1.2 Introduction of Market Mechanism..................................................5-2 5.1.3 Internalization of External Cost .......................................................5-2 5.1.4 Use of Information Technology .......................................................5-2 5.2 Review of Traffic Management Measures...................................................5-3 5.2.1 Capacity Enhancement Measures.....................................................5-5 5.2.2 Traffic Demand Restriction Measures .............................................5-8 5.3 Expanded Demand Management .................................................................5-10 5.3.1 Traffic Impact Study ........................................................................5-10 5.3.2 Congestion Charging........................................................................5-12 5.4 Strengthening Overall Traffic Management Capabilities ............................5-15 5.4.1 National Traffic Code.......................................................................5-15 5.4.2 Human Resource Development........................................................5-15 5.4.3 Road Numbering System .................................................................5-16 5.4.4 Discipline Building ..........................................................................5-17 5.4.5 Early Implementation of TEAM Project Phase IV ..........................5-18 METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 8: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPENDICES Page No. A. Table of Contents of Republic Act 4136................................................................... A-1 B. Table of Contents of Proposed Metropolitan Manila Transport and Traffic Code... A-4 C. Comparison of Delay Between Short and Long Cycle Time.................................... A-8 D. PMA’s Ten Points for Traffic Management ............................................................. A-9 E. Traffic Violation Receipts......................................................................................... A-10 F. List of TRAFIMM Projects....................................................................................... A-11 G. List of MMDA ........................................................................................................ A-15 H. List of TEC Traffic Management Project ................................................................. A-22 METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 8: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page No. 2.1 Traffic Management Measures in Metro Manila ...............................................2-6 2.2 Summary of ATC System ..................................................................................2-8 2.3 Status of Major System Components.................................................................2-11 2.4 Congestion on Expressway ................................................................................2-12 2.5 Number of Apprehended Violators....................................................................2-13 2.6 Number of Accidents on Expressways...............................................................2-14 2.7 Number of Vehicles Towed ...............................................................................2-14 2.8 Number of TSSD Personnel...............................................................................2-15 2.9 Number of Services for Traffic Management ....................................................2-15 2.10 Number of Radio Equipment .............................................................................2-16 2.11 List of Security Service Manuals .......................................................................2-17