South Coastal Road Now Open to Private Vehicles 24 hours (Dec 2006)
The Freeman 12/10/2006
Good news to all motorists!
Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday ordered the opening of the South Coastal Road, which traverses the South Road Properties, on a 24-hour basis. This is seen to benefit not only Talisay City residents but those from the southern towns who can use it as a shortcut to Cebu City.
This includes the Mambaling access road, as the lights there are already operational.
"Starting today (yesterday), the SRP will be open 24-hours. We are opening it but not to the pedestrian traffic," Osmeña clarified. Before, the SCR was only open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Osmeña is confident that the Barangay Intelligence Network is capable of securing the road, this is aside from the patrol cars roving the 295-hectare SRP.
However, Osmeña clarified that motorists using the SCR are not allowed to stop and disembark anywhere along the stretch of the road in order to avoid accidents.
Last year, Osmeña issued security passes and clearances to private individuals so they can use the SCR after his fight for the ownership of the SRP which was contested by Cebu First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas, then mayor of Talisay City, who laid claim to 54 hectares of the project.
Incensed by the claim, Osmeña drove away vendors at Cebu City public markets to where known to be residents of Talisay City and closed down the SCR for Talisay City. - Garry B. Lao
Good news to all motorists!
Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday ordered the opening of the South Coastal Road, which traverses the South Road Properties, on a 24-hour basis. This is seen to benefit not only Talisay City residents but those from the southern towns who can use it as a shortcut to Cebu City.
This includes the Mambaling access road, as the lights there are already operational.
"Starting today (yesterday), the SRP will be open 24-hours. We are opening it but not to the pedestrian traffic," Osmeña clarified. Before, the SCR was only open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Osmeña is confident that the Barangay Intelligence Network is capable of securing the road, this is aside from the patrol cars roving the 295-hectare SRP.
However, Osmeña clarified that motorists using the SCR are not allowed to stop and disembark anywhere along the stretch of the road in order to avoid accidents.
Last year, Osmeña issued security passes and clearances to private individuals so they can use the SCR after his fight for the ownership of the SRP which was contested by Cebu First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas, then mayor of Talisay City, who laid claim to 54 hectares of the project.
Incensed by the claim, Osmeña drove away vendors at Cebu City public markets to where known to be residents of Talisay City and closed down the SCR for Talisay City. - Garry B. Lao