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Lately, every morning I am seeing posts in social media people complaining about the heavy traffic that they are experiencing somewhere in Ortigas Extension, Pasig City.
So, I got curious and ask friends living around that area why is it so traffic and I am even seeing posts in Facebook almost everyday that people leaving their houses early (as early as 4am) and then arriving at Ortigas, Pasig City atleast 1.5 hours travel from Ortigas Extension to Ortigas Pasig City.
James Deakin a famous blogger, car journalist and not a Filipino but with a true advocate for Filipinos most especially in regards to the recent issue with Uber and Grab posted in his Facebook page, a netizen that experienced this heavy traffic and photos on how heavy the traffic is and how road works really looks like, resulting to the congested traffic in the area.
Netizen John Paul Llanes Lazaro said in his post "To whoever is in charge of fixing this damn stretch of road in Pasig (Ortigas Extension from BF Metals to De Castro Subdivision) I hope this reaches you."
"Binakbak niyo yung klasadang hindi naman sira. Binutas butas at pinaghuhukay niyo ng mga bandang April 2017, overnight, halosnatapos niyo bakbakin yung buong kahabaan. Tapos iniwan niyo ilang buwan nakatengga ang kalsada. Baku bako at puno ng lubak at hukay na palalim nang palalim. Ilang motor na ang nakita kong sumemplang dahil sa mga nakaangat na takip ng manhole at sa mga lubak na makakasira ng gulong, traffic na dati, pero lalo pang naging traffic ngayon."
"Dumadaan ka ba dito?"
These are the photos he posted in his Facebook account, so that motorist and public officials in the said city might take some actions that is causing too much traffic early morning going to Ortigas, Pasic City.
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After seeing this post, I can relate long time ago this place in Pasig is really traffic most especially during rush hour.
And today, from James Deakin's Facebook page a motorists/ netizen sent him a letter through his inbox to seek help and cry out what had happened when his car fell on the road works where a netizen posted last week.
Here is the said letter to James Deakin:
“Dear Mr. Deakin,
Kindly allow me to share a harrowing incident that I was involved in last 18 September 2017 (Monday).
To avoid the usual heavy traffic in our area, I decided to leave the house around 5:00 a.m. that day so I could be at work early. (Note: During rush hour, it would normally take me about 1.5hours to travel the 10km or so distance from our house to ortigas.)
I was traversing Mercedes Ave., Pasig, several meters past Luis St., when I saw that traffic has build up. I decided that I would make a u-turn and re-route to Luis St. Little did I know that that would be the worst mistake I would ever make in my 15+ years of driving.
You see, my car fell in a deep open excavation while I was making a u-turn to the other side. This stretch of excavation (maybe 10m-15m long) did not have any barriers and warning devices at all so it would be impossible to see that there was no pavement anymore, especially at dark (photos attached).
I thought that the right front wheel just fell into a large pothole until I realized my car was continuously sloping sideways into a ditch. Thank goodness I had my seatbelt on so I was intact in my seat when the car tilted and I did not sustain any injuries (just a bloody index finger and a big bruise to my confidence). Otherwise, I probably would have fallen to the passenger side and hit the window. I'm also thankful there were people who immediately rushed to my aid and an ambulance happened to be passing by. They pulled me out from the car and convinced me to stay in the ambulance until my brothers arrived. Within an hour after the accident, the car was lifted from the ditch and towed.
I avoid Mercedes Ave. and usually take N. Cruz in the morning and Luis St. in the evening so I am not familiar where the excavated sites are. We were informed that the excavation is a DPWH project when my brother reported the lack of barriers to the Pasig Command Center (screenshot attached). In that message, Pasig C3 also mentioned that TPMO would fix the road signages.
When my grabtaxi passed through Mercedes Ave. last Tuesday evening, there were indeed some barriers with one layer of the yellow caution tape along the excavated sites in the area. Now, I wonder if this is enough. Perhaps, they could have put at least three layers of the barricade tape plus several more of those traffic/safety cones to really alert vehicles and pedestrians from a safe distance. I've been told that I was the second victim already but I have no way of verifying this information.
Sir, I hope you could share this in the hopes that it would awaken the minds of our so-called public servants about road construction safety. I'm also considering emailing our very (ir)responsible public officials from DPWH and the city government about their very (in)efficient service and high (dis)regard for people's safety. ????????????
Thanks a lot for your time, Mr. Deakin. All the best to you.
P.S.: Sir, may I please request anonymity for now. Thank you.”
Look at the photos what happened to the sender's car and the road work in the area that the sender is narrating in the letter.
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Imagine, how strong social media is. Netizens no longer go to local government units to seek help. Hopefully, there will be no more accidents to happen here in the following days and a motorists to be posted in social media because of the negligence in this particular road construction in Pasig City.
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Credits: Facebook/ John Paul Llanes Lazaro, James Deakin
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