Flowers and candles selling on, traffic advisory for Undas 2012 out

BAGUIO CITY – Flowers and candles are available for this year’s commemoration of All Saints and All Souls Day, at the parking lot near Ganza restaurant, Burnham Park from Oct. 26 up to Nov. 1.

As to records at the Permits and Licensing Division, City Treasurer’s Office, 162 flower and 18 candles stalls are in the area for the period, with no other products to be sold.

            

During the past few years, the stalls were given spaces along Harrison road, and last year at Juan Luna drive along Burnham Park. Earlier, the side of Melvin Jones was about to be designated as selling area, but a better space was seen at the vacant parking lot.    

            

Guidelines for the activity states that cleanliness of the area should be maintained, no cooking, no gambling, and no swapping of stalls is allowed. Violation of the given rules shall deem disqualification of the stallholder from applying for the next three years, the guidelines further state.

            

During the media Ugnayan last Wednesday, with Acting mayor Daniel Farinas present, Baguio City Police Office Director Jesus Cambay issued the traffic advisory for the general public as to re-routing, parking and no-parking, loading and no-loading places and one-way roads.

            

The traffic measures shall start at 5 AM, Nov. 1, until the activity is over.

            

Motorists are thus informed that Naguilian road, from the junction of Bokawkan road up to Dominican road; Dominican road from the junction of Naguilian road up to Queen of Apostles road; San Luis road, from Naguilian road to San Luis/San Roque junction; San Roque road; Sofia de Veyra st; first road Quezon Hill, from junction of Naguilian road up to Ponce st. are strictly one-way roads.

             

As in the past years also, all private vehicles, except trucks and buses, shall pass through Naguilian Rd. with motorists coming from the Central Business District area to load or unload passengers at the Baguio Cemetery gate. They shall turn at the 1^stRoad., San Carlos Heights before proceeding to the designated parking areas at Recoletos Seminary, Coyeesan Pay Parking area and Shangrila Village. Private Vehicles intending to stay at the Quezon Hill Parking area will take the alternate route from San Carlos Hts. to Quezon Hill. In going back to the CBD, vehicles shall exit through Dominican Road towards Queen of Peace Road or Rock Quarry Road to their destination.

            

Taxicabs shall load or unload their passengers at the back of Police Station 1, in front of the Recoletos Seminary and take the San Luis/San Roque Road as exit route, right turn to Dominican Road towards Queen of Peace or Lourdes Road going back to the Central Business District.

            

Irisan, San Carlos Hts, NPC, and other Naguilian PUJ Association, in going towards Central Business District area shall take Naguilian Road, turn right to Dominican Rd going down to either Queen of Peace or Queen of Apostles Rd. to their designated loading terminal at CBD. They shall take their usual route in going back to their point of origin.  Passengers from the CBD going to the cemetery shall be unloaded along the junction of 1st Rd. of San Carlos Heights.

           

San Luis, San Roque, Asin, Nangalisan and other PUJs Association using Asin Rd in going to the central business district shall take San Roque Rd, turn right to Dominican Rd, go down Queen of Peace or Queen of Apostles Rd to their terminal. They take their usual route in going back to point of origin. Passengers from CBD going to the cemetery shall be unloaded at the back of Station 1, in front of Recolletos Seminary.

            

Dominican PUJs going to CBD shall take Queen of Peace or Queen of Apostles Rd to their designated loading/unloading terminal and use their usual route going back to their point of origin. Passengers shall be unloaded along the junction of Naguilian/Dominican Intersection, before the arch.   

Quezon Hill PUJs in going to the CBD may take Fairview Rd, down to Ferguson Rd going up Sepic to Bokawkan Rd towards the CBD or may take 2^nd Rd. towards Naguilian Rd, turn left to Dominican Rd going down to Queen of Peace or Queen of Apostles to the designated loading/ unloading terminal. They shall take their usual route in going back to point of origin. Unloading of passengers intending to go to the cemetery shall be nine (9) meters away from the Naguilian Rd./2^nd Rd. /Quezon Hill Junction.

Guisad, Fairview and other PUJs Association taking Ferguson Rd, in going to the CBD

shall take Sepic Rd. or Gaerlan Rd. to Bokawkan Rd. towards the designated loading terminal. They shall use the same route in going back to point of origin.

Motorists coming from the direction of the lowlands (Naguilian) are requested to take the

Circumferential Road in going towards the CBD.

Trucks and buses shall be banned along Quirino Highway from Sepic Street/Naguilian

Rd. junction up to its junction of San Carlos Hts. They shall use Marcos Highway or Lamtang, Longlong, Tam-awan road from 5:00 AM of November 1, up to 12:00 midnight.

During the same period, only water delivery, ambulance and police vehicles are allowed

inside the Baguio Cemetery for use in case of emergency.

Public Utility Vehicles not affected by the temporary traffic re-routing scheme shall go

on with their usual routes

There shall be no parking during the same period Inside the Baguio Cemetery, Bokawkan Junction to Ferguson Junction, Ferguson Junction to 2^nd Road Quezon Hill, 2^nd Road Quezon Hill Junction to San Luis Junction, Sofia De Veyra St., Queen of Apostles Road, from Station 1 to Entrance of Baguio Cemetery, and from the entrance of Baguio Cemetery to San Carlos heights junction.

There should be no loading or unloading at the cemetery entrance, but shall be allowed in front of the Recoletos Seminary, just after the entrance of Baguio Memorial Cemetery left side going down, and San Carlos Heights Junction.

Parking areas are available inside the Shangrila Subdivision, inside the Recoletos compound, the whole stretch of Ponce st. along Quezon Hill, the right side of 2^nd road San Carlos heights going down and the Pay Parking area inside the Cooyesan Plaza. – juliegfianza with reports from the Baguio City Police Office.