The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) is laying out preparatory measures for the implementation of City Ordinance 0270-23 or the Speed Limit Ordinance of Davao City.
CTTMO Chief Dionisio Abude said that in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways, speed limit signages will be put up across national, local, and community roads all over the city.
Abude said a considerable number of signages is needed to fully cover the streets of Davao. From Bunawan-Lacson alone, the CTTMO has identified 50 locations to install signages for both northbound and southbound lanes.
Pavement markings will also be painted on city roads to indicate changes in designated speed limits.
âDili lang na gi-require ta na maghimo og mga signages, in fact, including pavements marking (Itâs not just that we are required to make signages, in fact, pavement markings are included),â Abude said during the I-Speak media forum on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the CTTMO chief assured the public that the speed limit ordinance will only take full effect after all signages and pavement markings are in place. He also said that the officeâs information campaign will be aimed at motorists coming in and out of the city.
Under the new policy, the stretch of road from Bunawan-Lasang, Lacson-Buda, and Carabao Monument in Toril- Binugao in Sta Cruz will have an 80 kph speed limit for light vehicles and 50 kph for trucks.
A speed limit of 60 kph will be imposed on designated major roads such as from Ulas Crossing to Carabao Monument Waypark, Crossing Panacan-Bunawan Crossing, and within the Davao City Coastal Road. A speed limit of 30 kph will be followed in all feeder/minor roads branching out of these major roads.
Tourist streets will have a 40 kph limit, 30 kph for trucks. A speed limit of 20 kph shall be followed in all public subdivision roads, barangay roads, and school zones. CIO
