Report: Sen. Drilon calls for inquiry on toll-gate traffic congestion

**crosswind** · December 29th, 2014 07:26 PM

Stuck in traffic for over 11 hours on a road trip to Baguio, Senator Franklin Drilon is now reportedly asking for a Senate inquiry into the toll collection system of the expressways, which he believes "exacerbated the traffic situation."

According to Inquirer.net, Drilon blamed his 11-hour ordeal on the inefficiency of the toll collection, particularly the need to stop at several tollgates along the way because of the different operators that handled the collection of the fees.

"It's an expressway, but when you get to the tollgate it becomes a barangay road," Drilon reportedly said. "The volume was aggravated by the inefficiencies of the system."

The lawmaker added that it took one hour for him to travel a 2km stretch leading to a tollbooth.

Although Drilon also acknowledged that a lot of vehicles were on the road because of the holidays and the low price of fuel, it was the need to stop and pay the toll fees at different points that worsened the traffic situation.

"I can't understand why the collection of toll fees can't be integrated, so that only one entity handles the collection," Drilon added. "It's not rocket science."

According to the solon, his road trip started at 7am when he left San Juan on December 26 and ended when he reached Baguio at 6:30pm. On the other hand, it supposedly took him less than four hours to travel from Baguio to Manila on December 28, from 5:30am to before 9:30am.

When the Senate resumes its session after the holidays, Drilon said he intends to file a resolution to look into the problems motorists encounter on expressways.

http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motor...fic-congestion

Kung 4 hours lang ang biyahe niya kahapon edi sobra ang overspeeding niya
tapos traffic pa sa Urdaneta
on the otherhand when I travel to pangasinan using TPLEX let's say last May
it took me 3hrs. w/ my fastest speed of 140kph

**cast_no_shadow** · December 29th, 2014 08:18 PM

We left baguio yesterday at 2pm took marcos highway since kennon is traffic.

Luckily maluwag sa marcos. Arrived in marilao at 8:30pm.

Pag holiday season nabubulunan talaga tollplaza.

Sana nga no one point of entry and exit na lang mga tollways natin?

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**Stigg ma** · December 29th, 2014 09:03 PM

ganyan nga, habang hindi nararamdaman ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno ang problema eh hindi nila aayusin!!!

wag ninyo ako sasabihan na puro reklamo lang ako, humahanap ako ng paraan ayusin ang problema din pero di ko kaya mag isa ito, kase mas mananaig ang masama kaysa mabuti...

di mag dadalwa isip ang masama tao patahimikin ang nang gugulo sa masarap nila buhay...

wala kase special treatment sa gobyerno sa toll gate (sa coastal meron)... di tulad sa airport at sa port area, pakita mo lang govt ID, VIP ka na, lusot ka na sa pila

**crosswind** · December 29th, 2014 09:05 PM

dapat kasi isang bayaran nalang sa entry ng NLEX
at exit sa TPLEX

Tapos kung ayaw mo magwait sa tollgate
exit ka sa isang lugar at dumaan sa dating daan tapos balik NLEX para di ka matrapik sa sctex
ganon ginawa ko nung UNDAS

**absinthe** · December 29th, 2014 09:17 PM

Kailangan pang meh mapiwersyong Senator para bigyang pansin ang araw-araw na kalbaryo ng kawawang Pinoy motorista.

**xwangbu** · December 29th, 2014 10:22 PM

imposible namang ngayon lang dumaan yang si drilon sa mga expressways natin.
napansin lang yan kasi sobra trapik natyempuhan nya.

bilisan nila hearing sa kalagayan ng mrt.
ang traffic sa mga toll gates bearable pa.

**_Cathy_** · December 29th, 2014 10:28 PM

Napansin ko nga din yung problema ng tollways sa north considering napakarami na ng lanes ang tagal pa rin ng waiting time.

**chua_riwap** · December 29th, 2014 11:13 PM

Hi tech nga yung extra counters sa dulo ng SCTEX. Akala ko stall ng sago/gulaman at fishball yung hitsura ng counters nila........:hysterical:

**lowslowbenz** · December 29th, 2014 11:35 PM

its a good thing these high flying politicians experience what we ordinary mortals go thru.

para alam din nila.

**victorevolution** · December 30th, 2014 12:36 AM

the turd pig only reacted when he himself experienced the situation first hand, how about the folks enduring the long ques on the mrt(only grace poe reacted)

same thing with pig turd de venecia, he only reacted when his daughter died from a house fire, realsing fund for the bfp to procure o2 tanks and fire proof gear only after the incident.

f*ck turd