The Zamboanga City Traffic Operations Management (ZCTOM) has resolved to create an anti-colorum group to curb illegal vehicles operating plying city streets.

PMaj. Chester Natividad, head of the Police Traffic Enforcement Unit volunteered to lead the group.

Assistant City Administrator for city affairs Rodolfo Saavedra II, who presided over the ZCTOM meeting Tuesday morning at the City Hall conference room, assuredthe provision of additional personnel from Task Force Ordinance and the availability of towing trucks and an impounding area to help Natividad and his team in their anti-colorum operations.

Saavedra said the creation of the team will be in accordance with memorandum circulars issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and in line with Mayor John Dalipe’s thrust on maintaining obstruction-free roads in the city.

Meanwhile, the ZCTOM likewise approved a resolution, authored by Councilor VP Elago, to gather all concerned transport groups for a final orientation on the Pick and Go scheme of Route B for the Zamboanga West Transport Service Cooperative (ZaWesTCo).

This, following Natividad’s report stating that transport group members do not follow the specified route claiming that they are not aware of the scheme despite numerous information drives conducted earlier.

Saavedra said the pick and go dry run for west coast vehicles will continue as the ZCTOM seeks more ways to improve the scheme’s implementation.

The meeting also discussed the status of various drainage system projects including the fly-over project as well as the proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways to temporarily close Don Pablo Lorenzo St., corner of Police Station 11 for the rehabilitation/ reconstruction/ upgrading of damaged paved roads.

Also present during the meeting were Councilor Jordan Evangelista, Federation of Transportation of Zamboanga president Eduardo Mingala, representatives from the City Engineer’s Office, DPWH and representatives of various transport groups among others. (Sheila Covarrubias)