Mayor Lim reopens Rizal Avenue
MANILA, Philippines -- On his first day on the job, Manila’s new mayor, Alfredo Lim, reversed two of his predecessor’s most controversial decisions -- the closure to vehicular traffic of a portion of Avenida Rizal in Sta. Cruz and of the Arroceros Forest Park.
On Sunday, a crowd which was gathered in the area cheered as Lim removed some of the tiles that paved the “pedestrianized†portion of Rizal Avenue -- from the corner of Claro M. Recto Avenue to Carriedo Street.
The area was closed to vehicles in 2003 based on a resolution approved by the City Council. The “pedestrianization†of Rizal Avenue -- a national road -- was met with much criticism as it led to traffic congestion in the area with vehicles forced to take narrow, secondary streets.
Armand Andres of the City Engineer’s Office said it would take at least a month before the area could be opened to traffic because all the tiles from the corner of Claro M. Recto Avenue to Carriedo Street would have to be removed first. The street would then be paved with asphalt, he added.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view_article.php?article_id=74265***What do you think of Mayor Lim's move in reopening Rizal Ave / Carriedo?
-tama lang ginawa ni Mayor, sabi nga nya...ibalik ang kalye sa mga motristang nagbabayad ng buwis (road users tax).
-saludo ako sau meyor