No widening funds: Cebu City turns to PUJ lay-bys to ease BanTal traffic

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lacking funds to widen roads or acquire private property, the Cebu City government will instead maximize existing road space by establishing lay-bys, or pocket lanes, along the Banilad-Talamban (BanTal) corridor, one of Metro Cebu’s busiest traffic chokepoints. Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) head Raquel Arce said the city has ruled out road widening along the corridor for now because of the high cost of acquiring private lots. “As far as Banilad to Talamban, wala tay road widening, but nangita og lugar nga feasible for pocket lane […] Mao ra gyud na mahimo by this time kay […]... Keep on reading: No widening funds: Cebu City turns to PUJ lay-bys to ease BanTal traffic