Ibague
The Secretary of Mobility of Ibagué, Ricardo Fabian Rodríguez, reported that Changes are being prepared in some of the city’s road directions to improve trafficin response to the growing number of inhabitants and vehicles in the capital of Tolima.
“We must adopt some modifications, specifically in the road directions. We call on the community to understand and accept these changes, since the city is growing both in population and in vehicle fleet,” stated Rodríguez. Although he did not specify the details of the modifications, he announced that they will be disclosed soon.
What is going to happen with the management of the roundabouts?
Rodríguez also addressed the issue of traffic control at roundabouts, emphasizing that Authority in this area lies exclusively with designated entities and cannot be usurped by individuals.
“The exercise of traffic control in the city is headed by a traffic authority, traffic authority cannot be usurpedjust as the authority of the police or other authorities cannot be usurped,” he stated.
Regarding the problem of the so-called ‘informal controllers’, the head of the mobility portfolio mentioned that possible solutions are being managed. “The idea is to offer job options to these young people, for example, in parking lots such as restaurants or within the employability fairs that we are organizing from the mayor’s office,” he explained.
Finally he maintained that the Mobility secretary wants to regain control of traffic in Ibagué. “It is important that citizens know that the exercise of transit authority will be recovered by the Ministry of Mobility, respecting the rights of each person,” concluded Rodríguez.
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