Rama apologizes to motorists, commuters for inconvenience
CEBU CITY (Feb. 15, 2024) – The removal of skywalks along the Cebu Rapid Bus Transit (CBRT) route should be done at night and after peak hours, demanded Mayor Mike Rama.
He reacted to complaints of the huge traffic jam after the CBRT project contractor started to remove one skywalk yesterday.
“Nganong buntag man gyud trabahoon? Nganong dili man gabii?” Rama said in his Ingna’ng Mayor program over Sugboanon Channel this afternoon.
“Gabii lage. Butangan lang og suga. Dayon dili paagian para matrabaho dayun,” he added.
Rama also apologized to the public for the inconvenience as a result of the skywalk’s removal.
“Pasayloa lang sila. Ako nala’y mangayo og pasaylo para nila,” the mayor added.
Show sensitivity
Though he understands that the traffic is only temporary, Rama urged the CBRT project management to also think of motorists and commuters who pass through the route.
“(It is) an inconvenience of today for a better tomorrow pero dili sad sobrahan. They should have sensitivity,” he said.
“They should have been projecting and looking at how implementation can be done with minimal and manageable inconvenience,” he added.
The mayor said he tasked City administrator Collin Rosell to talk to the project managers on how they can schedule the skywalk’s removal.
Though it has been long delayed, Rama said he remains optimistic that the CBRT’s Phase 1 will be completed soon.
“Sige lang. Now that I am being much aware, the positive thing is nasugdan na pud. Something that has to be addressed is the time that it is acted upon,” he added.
Media reports noted that the CBRT contractor started to dismantle the skywalk on Tuesday night, Feb. 13, to make way for the next stages of the ongoing civil works.
It drew criticisms from motorists and commuters for doing it in broad daylight, and for failing to implement proper traffic management. | PPRMN / jkv
Cebu City • News & Information 