Edsa: Colorum-free soon? 鈥擭i帽o Jesus Orbeta
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will go after 鈥渃olorum鈥� (without a valid franchise) vehicles by setting up cameras to capture license plates and match these against a list of vehicles operating legally, MMDA officer in charge Tim Orbos said.
He added that the anticolorum monitoring stations would be set up this week, initially on Edsa.
鈥淲e will record every day. Get pictures of all license plates that pass through a certain area. Then we will compare them with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office,鈥� Orbos said on Sunday during the MMDA鈥檚 weekly radio program.
According to Orbos, the agency will impound the vehicles found to be operating without a valid franchise and file cases against violators.
鈥淵ou should not be there on the road, it鈥檚 criminal. If you get into an accident, you don鈥檛 even have insurance for the passengers,鈥� he added.
The MMDA has been implementing various policies to help ease traffic on Edsa, one of Metro Manila鈥檚 busiest thoroughfares. Aside from the number coding scheme which has been in effect for over a decade, it has imposed a ban on light trucks at peak hours in the morning and evening.
Earlier, the MMDA said it was also considering imposing a toll on private vehicles passing through Edsa, taking inspiration from Singapore, which has been implementing the scheme since 1975.