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…

Heavy traffic in BanTal as truck got snagged in skywalk

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/05/2016

Traffic was heavy along the Banilad-Talamban road after a truck got stuck in a skywalk at past 10 am Wednesday. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said the container van on top of the truck got stuck…

Davide concerned over Tom’s stance on Ciudad

Nestle L. Semilla 08/31/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III voiced concern over reports that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will persuade him to drop the Ciudad project in Barangay Apas. The governor said he only knew about it when asked by…

Traffic agony is back

01/06/2015

Heavy traffic resumed in Metro Cebu streets yesterday, the first working day of 2015 as students and workers resumed their daily commutes. The congestion is expected to continue until the Sinulog grand parade on January 18. An…

Citom, DPWH split on how to stop flyover jaywalkers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/23/2014

Officials are split on whether putting up railing at the foot of the Banilad-Talamban flyover would prevent pedestrians from crossing the road where a female call center agent was fatally hit by a speeding car last week.…

‘Better route’ sought for Cebu BRT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/26/2014

Instead of disturbing historic Fuente Osmeña and Osmeña Boulevard or using flyovers, why not set another route for Cebu City’s plan for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)? An alternative route was proposed by private citizens in the…

Rama blames Talamban center island for traffic

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/20/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants to remove the center island on the main road near the Gaisano Grand Mall in Talamban which he said causes traffic congestion in the area. Rama came up with the idea…

PB takes up Citom proposal to use lots in BanTal

Peter L. Romanillos 08/18/2014

THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) will deliberate today whether it will allow the use of Capitol lots along the Banilad-Talamban road as pocket lanes to ease vehicular traffic. Expected to appear in the PB are Cebu City…

Only land title-holders to get paid in Ban-Tal road widening

Doris C. Bongcac 08/03/2014

Only holders of Transfer Certificate of Titles (TCT) that will be affected by the government’s road widening project will be compensated. Regional Director Ador Canlas of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said this during…

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…

Traffic aides deserve more

07/21/2014

No one should have to die in the line of duty. What makes the death of Citom traffic aide Maria Theresa Bascones last July 9 especially tragic  was that her job of guiding vehicles took place when…

‘Low morale’ over death of a traffic enforcer killed by reckless Korean driver

Doris C. Bongcac 07/20/2014

CITOM: RISKY JOBS It’s a tough time for the traffic department of Cebu city after a female enforcer was killed by the impact of a speeding van driven by a Korean in the Banilad-Talamban corridor last week.…

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