Joe halts Jed’s ‘intelligent traffic’ project

ILOILO City - Mayor Jose Espinosa III put on hold his predecessor's Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project that would supposedly address traffic congestion in the city. Going ahead with the ITS without a comprehensive study on the city's traffic situation was not an intelligent move at all, he said. Espinosa cancelled the procurement of ITS equipment that included security cameras, among others. ITS was conceptualized to address traffic congestion - especially on Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (formerly Diversion Road) - caused by vehicular accidents, improper parking of vehicles and