CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Cagayan de Oro City government on Tuesday, October 4, created a 40-person team for quick response in managing traffic, as officials project an 8% increase in the number of vehicles in Northern Mindanao’s regional center.
Data from the Department of Public Works and Highways showed a daily traffic volume of as many as 40,000 vehicles on the highway from Laguindingan town in Misamis Oriental to the starting point of the Sayre Highway leading to Bukidnon in the eastern village of Puerto in Cagayan de Oro. Engineer Nonito Oclarit, head of Cagayan de Oro’s Roads and Traffic Administration , said the QRT-SOG would have two teams, each with 20 well-trained traffic law enforcers who will work in shifts daily.