BAGUIO CITY: Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced on Sunday that Baguio City will soon launch an online web application that will provide traffic information and directional assistance to motorists that will help mitigate traffic congestion during crowd-drawing events in the city like the month-long Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga that has started February 1. Magalong explained that the traffic innovation application developed by the Management Information and Technology Division under his office will provide motorists information on what alternative routes to take to avoid congested roads to their destinations as well as what roads to avoid due to closures or inaccessibility. It will also contain other useful information like the location of public utility jeepney terminals in the city and basic traffic rules being implemented in the city like number coding, motorcycle routes, truck ban, and other traffic rules in the city. The online traffic assistance application will be accessible through a QR code or a direct visit to the website through a link that will be announced before deployment. Magalong said traffic experts, including the Baguio City Police Office Traffic Enforcement Unit and the City Engineering Office Traffic and Transportation Management Division, have continuously been implementing measures and adjusting existing systems.
