Diggings by the public works department prompted Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista to postpone the implementation of the one-way traffic scheme in Barangay South Triangle.
The scheme was supposed to be rolled out on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Bautista acceded to the recommendation of the barangay officials to defer the implementation of the traffic scheme until after all road works in affected areas are completed.
At the same time, he directed the City Engineering Department to submit a status report on road works in Mother Ignacia, Sgt. Esguerra, Panay Avenue, Scout Madriñan, Scout Tuazon, Scout Tobias and Scout Borromeo.
According to the City Engineering Department, the Department of Public Works and Highways has on-going road widening and flood control projects in the area.
“We will reset the implementation because of DPWH diggings,” said Elmo San Diego, head of the city’s Department of Public Order and Safety, which is tasked to oversee the implementation of the new traffic scheme.
Meanwhile, engineer Mark James Berboso, a DPWH project inspector, said the agency’s ongoing road improvement projects, especially from Sgt. Esguerra to Edsa, will be completed by November.