REQUIRING CARGO TRUCKS AND HEAVY VEHICLES TO UTILIZE SERVICE ROADS INSTEAD OF USING FLYOVERS, INTERCHANGES AND TUNNELS IN METRO MANILA

WHEREAS, cargo trucks and heavy vehicles with a gross capacity
weight of more than 4,500 kilograms, when loaded, pose danger to other
vehicles especially when they suffer mechanical defect at the
ingress/egress of and/or within flyovers, interchanges and tunnels;

WHEREAS, cargo trucks and heavy vehicles occupy a wide portion of
the carriageway and are big enough to block or stop traffic flow when it
gets stalled, requiring hours before they could be removed from the
roadway, which in many instances, results to massive traffic jam;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to adopt measures that would prevent
congestion and. keep the streets of Metro Manila safe for all motorists;

WHEREAS, many of the flyovers, interchanges and tunnels constructed
in Metro Manila are provided at-grade or ground level service roads
mainly utilized by public utility vehicles and those taking a turn at
the intersection.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 6 of RA 7924, this Regulation is
hereby promulgated and adopted by the Metro Manila Council, that:

SECTION 1.       Coverage . — Cargo trucks and heavy
vehicles having a gross capacity weight of more than 4,500 kilograms are
hereby prohibited from utilizing flyovers, interchanges and tunnels in
Metro Manila, provided that at-grade or ground level service roads are
available to provide passage to cargo trucks and heavy vehicles affected
by this Regulation, provided further that, where there are no service
roads or the same cannot be utilized, affected vehicles are allowed
access to said flyovers, interchanges and tunnels in Metro Manila.

SECTION 2.       Penalty . — Drivers of cargo trucks violating this Regulation shall be penalized with a fine of FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00).

SECTION 3.       Effectivity. — This Regulation shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Adopted: 10 Aug. 2000

(SGD.) JEJOMAR C. BINAY Chairman
(SGD.) BENJAMIN C. ABALOS, JR. Member Mayor City of Mandaluyong	ELENITA S. BINAY, M.D. Member Mayor, City of Makati
(SGD.) WENCESLAO B. TRINIDAD Member Mayor, Pasay City	(SGD.) REYNALDO O. MALONZO Member Mayor, Caloocan City
(SGD.) ISMAEL A. MATHAY, JR. Member Mayor, Quezon City	(SGD.) VERGEL A. AGUILAR Member Mayor, City of Las Piñas
(SGD.) JOSE T. CAPCO, JR. Member Mayor, Pateros	(SGD.) BOBBIT L. CARLOS, M.D. Member Mayor, City of Valenzuela
(SGD.) TOBIAS M. TIANGCO Member Mayor, Navotas	(SGD.) BAYANI F. FERNANDO Member Mayor, City of Marikina
(SGD.) RICARDO D. PAPA, JR. Member Mayor, Taguig	(SGD.) AMADO S. VICENCIO Member Mayor, Malabon
SGD.) OSCAR G. MALAPITAN Member President, MM Vice Mayors League	(SGD.) NARCISO C. BERNARDO Member President, MM Councilors League