P137 billion losses because of traffic congestion

Economic losses amounting to P137.5 billion last year, blame it to traffic congestion.  So the government has launched several infrastructure projects, including modernizing and expanding the country’s rail system to make commuters depend less on road transport.  Transportation Undersecretary Rene Limcaoco said once these projects are completed, it will help decongest transport costs.

He said there is a need to improve the country’s railway system to entice more Filipinos to use the mass transit system.  Aside from the railway system, there is also another project to help decongest traffic and that’s construction of two bus terminals in the south and one in the north.-(Philstar)