View Traffic-Congestion-in-the-Philippines.docx from ENG 03 at Mapúa Institute of Technology. "Traffic Congestion in Metro Manila: An Economic and Environmental Concern" Executive Summary Traffic The violation of traffic laws cause a build-up of cars along the road which contributes to the traffic congestion problem. The characterization of traffic conditions will include the volume, density and flow of the street as well as intersection studies of the three main crossroads along Estrada; According to Sorense et al in their RAND Corporation report "Paired one-way street conversions can increase travel speed by about 20 percent and reduce travel time by 20 to 30 percent". This principle has been adopted by many countries as part of their program to reduce traffic congestion. The urban density of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is one the highest of the world and the rate of motorization far exceeds the street capacity to handle traffic. The setting of the city between Manila Bay to the West and Laguna de Bay to the South limits the opportunities to spread traffic from the south on many axes of circulation. Translated into simple terms, the reason why we are facing a huge traffic crisis is because we are unable to synchronize the movements of matter in limited space, and the speed and velocity of Some of the inconveniences in travelling that maybe experience by a tourist are delays in their flights, re-routing, long distance travels, loss luggage, and some hair-pulling situations such as chaotic traffic jams and road chaos that will leave you feeling frustrated and disappointed that will leave you saying that traveling is not entirely re The overall effects of traffic congestion can be broadly be categorized under; Health effects, Environmental effects, and Economy effect. Nigeria vision of becoming one the first 20thstrongest economy in the world cannot be achieved unless the spate of traffic congestions on our road is nullified. This is due to the facts that and traffic congestion. The study was conducted to determine the transportation and modernization and transportation plan to lessen the effects of congestion and increase the Philippines, in terms of population, and is one of the country's 'highly urbanized' cities. The 2015 enumeration reported, the city had 1,632,991 in Traffic congestion leads to increased pollution of the air with fumes from cars, Iss increased travel times leading to delays hence loss of investment opportunities [3]. It III could also bring about increased pedestrian risks and road accidents. The objectives of 1. People living in Metro Manila increasingly face traffic congestion, polluted air, unsafe roads and vehicles, the absence of parks, sidewalks, and open spaces, and the realities of more cars and motorcycles in the future. For these urban dwellers, costly delays, accidents, and the health effects of pollution make city living a great burden. commerce and industry to a halt with both local and national traffic routes affected. The main junction of the MacArthur Highway was a site of particular congestion and the traffic bottleneck needed to be removed. The Solution As the Philippines has grown more successful as a major exporter of electronics, electrical goods,