DPWH: Banilad flyover safe to use despite cracks

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/07/2016

Motorists passing the Banilad flyover were assured yesterday that the flyover was still safe to use despite the presence of cracks on the structure. The Cebu City District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and…

Traffic sked at BanTal area readied tomorrow

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/27/2016

Traffic changes will be implemented along the Banilad-Talamban (Bantal) road and at Don Jose Avila St. in Barangay Capitol Site starting tomorrow or Thursday this week, the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) confirmed yesterday. CCTO head Rafael…

Despite the traffic

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/02/2016

I learned to take a taxi frequently in 1995 when we moved to Villa del Rio in Bacayan, Talamban. At that time very few taxis reached our place because it was sparsely populated then. It was considered…

Rama: Remove center island

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 07/08/2015

Move will ease traffic in Pope John Paul II Avenue in time for APEC meet Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is proposing to remove the center island along Pope John Paul II Avenue (formerly known as J.…

Moderate traffic flow as most schools open

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/09/2015

Traffic remained moderate during the opening of classes of most private schools and universities in Cebu City yesterday morning. Joy Tumulak, Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) operations chief, said there were only a few streets where…

Traffic moderate as classes start

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/08/2015

Traffic remained moderate during the opening of classes of most private schools and universities in Cebu City Monday morning. Joy Tumulak, Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) operations chief, said there were only a few streets where…

No left turn’ policy in Ban-Tal starts today

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/16/2014

The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) will implement a 24-hour  “no left turn” policy at the Banilad-Talamban corridor near the Gaisano Country Mall effective today. The policy was agreed on during yesterday’s meeting of the Ban-Tal…

USC Talamban offers land for road widening

Apple Ta-as 07/25/2014

Demolish now, pay them later. The University of San Carlos (USC) administration agreed to have its concrete fence in the Talamban campus torn down and set back its perimeter by two to four meters to allow the…

Banilad road widening gets lot owners’ nod

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/14/2014

Several property owners along the eight-kilometer Banilad-Talamban (BanTal) road have agreed to move back their boundaries to accommodate the widening of the road. Businessman Bunny Pages, who heads the newly formed Ban-Tal Traffic Management Board, did not…

Capitol help sought for Ban-Tal traffic scheme

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/08/2014

Since it owns several properties along Governor Cuenco Avenue in Cebu City, the Cebu provincial government has a crucial role in improving the traffic flow along the Banilad-Talamban corridor, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said. Rama said…

Rama to host dialogue on BanTal road rule

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/04/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will today preside over a dialogue with stakeholders to discuss whether to continue the  ’No left turn’ rule at the Banilad-Talamban road. The mayor ordered the implementation of the  rule  four days…

Traffic disaster

Jobers R. Bersales 07/03/2014

No less than Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama minced no words by calling the chaotic traffic along the Banilad-Talamban corridor a disaster, a calamity. Living in one of the subdivisions near the University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus,…

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