Occidental Mindoro’s prime municipality installed the first traffic lights in the province.
It was reported that there was a high percentage of increase in vehicles in the last few years but perhaps, I had first to ask the details from the San Jose Municipal Planning Officer Joey Salgado on such details on vehicles. The two busiest streets in downtown San Jose are the junction of Liboro and Rizal Streets where the lights were erected. The newly installed Traffic Signalization System is aimed primarily at addressing congestion woes on the said roads in town. At the moment, traffic officers are still assigned at the intersection as the lights are on their observation period.
But temporarily, the lights do not have a power source. Frederick Arroyo of the Municipal Engineer's Office says, "The power source of our traffic lights is from OMECO as of now. Since the traffic lights system requires minimum power, it can be upgraded to solar power in the future and can be connected to the standby power source of the municipality."
The first traffic light in the country was installed in Plaza Goiti (now Plaza Lacson) located at Santa Cruz, Manila in 1938.
The inaugural switching and dry run of the facility was initiated by Mayor Rey C. Ladaga on July 2, 2024, together with local government officials, the San Jose Municipal Police Station Chief PLTCOL Jeny P Magan among other key persons.
Ladaga expects that the device is expected to provide convenience and safety to the public at major crossings.
It is no doubt one of the LCE's best legacies.
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MIO San Jose)
