The window hours for number coding will be retained indefinitely to give way for motorists who only own one vehicle (File photo by JONATHAN VICENTE / INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — The window hours of the current number coding scheme will be retained indefinitely, despite the holiday rush, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
“Based on our two-week study, we can still make do with our roads in Metro Manila not being parking lots [even without the window hours-less number coding scheme] while Christmas comes closer,” MMDA Chair Romando Artes told a press briefing on Friday.
Since August last year, the MMDA has enforced the expanded number coding scheme but only during the morning and evening rush hours on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Only Makati City implements uninterrupted number coding on its roads from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Artes said the move was also to give way for motorists who only own one vehicle, and would be adversely affected by the lifting of the window hours.