MMDA announced that the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or Number Coding Scheme is going to be lifted or suspended from Holy Tuesday (April 19) to Good Friday (April 22). But Makati is the only city that WILL NOT lift the number coding. Bad news for people living or working in Makati. Some people may had been confused.
Even in the MMDA website, it only stated that the number coding scheme will be lifted but failed to mention the exclusion of Makati. I'm sure many motorists who's cars fall under the number coding for Tuesday and Wednesday will be affected. Makati should have coordinated with the MMDA so that proper announcements could have been done.
Makati Public Safety chief Hermenegildo San Miguel said that "As a policy, Makati lifts the number coding scheme on official holidays and weekends only." Tuesday and Wednesday is considered regular working days so this means that the number coding or UVVRP in Makati city will still be enforced from April 19 to 20. Which will not allow vehicles with ending plate numbers 3 and 4 on Tuesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and ending plate numbers 5 and 6 on Wednesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are no window hours in Makati City.
Meanwhile MMDA advises motorists to avoid EDSA and use alternate routes like the christmas lanes or Mabuhay lanes. In the MMDA website they suggested these alternate routes during Holy Week:
North Luzon
- Take C-5 Road to QMC then right to Visayas Avenue, then left to Congressional Ave., then right to Mindanao Avenue, then take Mindanao-NLEX link to destination, and vice versa;
- Take C-5 to QMC then right to North Avenue, right to Mindanao Avenue, then the Mindanao-NLEX link to destination
South Luzon
Rizal province:
- from Bicutan interchange take DR A. Santos Avenue then straight ahead to C-6 to destination, and vice versa
Cavite:
- from South Superhighway take South Station Exit then straight ahead and take Daang Hari to destination
Tagaytay:
- from South Superhighway take Sta. Rosa Exit or Greenfield Exit
Check out the latest updates (December 2010) for the Number Coding Scheme or UVVRP.
Source: www.mmda.gov.ph ; www.abs-cbnnews.com
