Baguio’s Oplan Kaluluwa traffic scheme

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By JULIE G. FIANZA / PIO

BAGUIO CITY — Foreseeing the exodus to private and public cemeteries this coming All Saints’ Day, the Oplan Kaluluwa executive committee in coordination with the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) Traffic Management Unit during a meeting last week has issued a traffic re-routing scheme.

The scheme is for smooth traffic flow and for the safety of thousands of cemetery-goers, City Administrator Atty. Carlos Canilao said during the meeting. As in previous years, traffic enforcers and field training police personnel shall be deployed in roads in the Central Business District (CBD) up to the Baguio Cemetery from 5:00 AM of November 1, until the activity is over.

Police personnel shall also be assigned at the Bakakeng Cemetery, Loakan Public Cemetery, Heavens Garden Cemetery, Everlasting Cemetery, Pyramid Cemetery, and Benin Cemetery at Pinsao. 

A one-way scheme shall be strictly implemented during the same period of time along: Naguilian road (from junction of Bokawkan road up to Dominican road); Dominican road (from junction of Naguilian road up to Queen of Apostles road); whole stretch of San Luis road; whole stretch of San Roque road; whole stretch of Sofia de Vera St.; First road Quezon Hill (from junction of Naguilian rod up to Ponce St.); and, Second Hill (from junction of Naguilian up to Sofia de Vera and Ponce st).

Accordingly, all private vehicles, except trucks and buses are allowed to pass through Naguilian road, and those coming from the Central Business District (CBD) areas may load and unload passengers at the Baguio Cemetery but should turn towards 1st road, San Carlos Heights before going to the Recoletos Seminary, a designated parking area.

Vehicle owners who would like to park at Cooyesan will have to take the alternate route from San Carlos Heights to Quezon Hill. Those going to the CBD area shall exit through Dominican road towards Queen of Peace rd or Rock Quarry rd to destination.

Taxicabs shall load/unload at the back of Police Station 1, in front of Recoletos

Seminary, and shall take San Luis/San Roque road as exit route, turn right at Dominican road towards Queen of Peace and Lourdes road back to the CBD.

Until last year, public utility jeepneys had their own routes through the cemetery. Now, however, Irisan, San Carlos Hts, NPC and other Naguilian PUJs going to the CBD area shall take Naguilian rd., turn right at Dominican rd., to either Queen of Peace or Apostles road towards their designated loading terminals at CBD. In going back to their point or origin, they shall take their usual route. Passengers from the CBD going to the cemetery shall be unloaded along the junction.   

Public Utility Vehicles not affected by this temporary traffic re-routing shall go on with their usual routes.  

A “No Parking” policy shall be strictly implemented at the following: inside Baguio Cemetery; Naguilian road (from junction of Bokawkan rd up to the first road San Carlos Height, both sides); whole stretch of San Roque Rd (both sides); San Luis Road (from junction of Naguilian rd up to San Roque road, both sides); Dominican Rd (from junction of Naguilian rd up to Queen of Angels st, both sides); whole stretch of Queen of Peace road (both sides); whole stretch of Queen of Apostles road (both sides); and the whole stretch of Sofia de Veyra st. (both sides).

Recommended parking areas are: he pay parking area inside Cooyeesan Plaza; inside Shangrila subdivision; inside Recoletos compound; Naguilian rd (after Baguio Memorial Cemetery Gate and before the main gate of Bermuda subdivision, left side descending. Parallel parking for light vehicles only); whole stretch of Ponce st. along Quezon Hill;

Only water delivery, ambulance, police vehicles and officially allowed cars are allowed inside the Baguio Cemetery during the same period. # nordis.net