The Baguio City Police (BCPO) said an additional pay parking facility in SM City Baguio mall will ease traffic congestion in the central business district and provide more space for the mall’s customers.
Senior Supt. George Daskeo, BCPO city director, said the additional 652 parking slots under the mall expansion project will free several kilometres of road from illegally parked vehicles and will help his office handle the increasing volume of vehicles in the city on weekends and holidays.
“More visitors will come because they are assured of parking areas,” Daskeo stressed.
The mall’s carpark now accommodates 771 vehicles. When 652 slots are added when the mall is expanded, the carpark will serve 1,423 cars.
The BCPO chief said the city needs multi-level parking spaces that enable motorists to park their vehicles and walk to their destinations while enjoying the cool weather.
It will also force law enforcers to strictly ban parking on roads to improve traffic flow.
The mall expansion will be completed in three years.
Daskea said the mall entrance on Gov. Pack road will help reduc the traffic on Session road because mall goers will have an alternate route when parking their vehicles.