Gov. Abet addresses road problems along Roman Highway

PILAR, Bataan – Government officials led by Gov. Abet S. Garcia, Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) are focused on minimizing the number of vehicular accidents along Roman highway.

At the same time, the LTO led by its chief Ronald Dabu and MDBA through its general manager Charlie Pizarro are  also working to further ensure a smooth flow of traffic along the  said highway, a major thoroughfare.

Governor Garcia met with heads of various government agencies recently to address the alarming number of road accidents most of which involving motorcycles and tricycles. Present during the meeting were District engineers Janet Nero, DPWH second district; Magrara Dimalawang of 1st; Raul Mamac, head of the province’s DENR, among others.

It was noted that most of those involved in vehicular accidents were tricycles, who are not supposed to pass along the highway since they are not authorized by law to do so. Some of these tricycles usually occupy the middle lane, endangering themselves and causing traffic jam.

Dabu, said that talks are underway with MBDA General Manager  Pizarro for the banning of tricycles, causing traffic jam along the Roman expressway, in addition to and other slow moving vehicles, obstructing fast-moving vehicles.

“We have been informing the leadership of the tricycles’ associations about it, then we will completely ban them from using the center or fast lane of the expressway to ensure the smooth passage of  four-wheeled and big vehicles. Roman highway is already a major thoroughfare and so it should be cleared of such slow-moving vehicles, such as tricycles,” pointed out Dabu.