" "Puerto Princesa Preferencial loading/unloading zone..
Loading zones are a region designated for rapid loading and unloading of materials. Parking in this area is only permitted for short period of time, normally no longer than 10 minutes. Primarily this section is used by commercial vehicles holding the necessary permit. Like Tricycle, PUV, Jeepney and Multicab.
Traffic congestion is inevitable in every developing city. The growing economy of the City of Puerto Princesa has definitely brought some consequences to city residents. Life in the city has indeed changed. Few years ago, you can leave your home 5 minutes before your scheduled meeting but this time you really have to allot enough time for your travel. But ttaffic has become one of the normal situation in our daily life. According to Palwan-news.com Based on various interviews and observations of netizens collected by Palawan News, the current traffic problem in Puerto Princesa City are caused by the following:
1) Failure to forecast the development of the city; 2) Many business establishments do not have provision for parking; 3) Failure to apprehend hundreds of colorum tricycles; 4) Absence of political will to impose an effective traffic scheme; 6)Widened roads are not serving its purpose as these become parking areas of vehicles; 7) Lack of government support to fully implement traffic laws, among others.
This Scenario has become one of the problem in Puerto Princesa City not only to the workers, Professionals but also to the students. The high and persistence traffic jams on our road. Most of our roads especially along Junction 2 to Junction 1 and Malvar St. are always cluster with traffic jams which delay students to get to class in time. Most of the roads leading to various schools are in deplorable conditions, pot holes and have taken the center stage, and some of the road are under reconstraction,so vehicle taking student to these schools may had delays on the road, some of the roads are also not tarred so it makes drivers faces challenges in driving smoothly to convey students to school on time.
So, to help our City we suggest to have a "Loading and unloading in certain alleys-tree minute limit to lessen Heavy traffic " in Puerto Princesa.