Metro Manila LGUs to start clearing poles with dangling wires
An electric post with “spaghetti wires” fell off just a few days ago, which then resulted in heavy traffic. This incident, which could’ve resulted in more than just a mere traffic jam, prompted the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to approve, in principle, a resolution that would urge Local Government Units (LGUs) in Metro Manila to pass ordinances that would regulate and monitor the installation and maintenance of distribution lines and get rid of dangling wires and “spaghetti” cables.
MMDA Acting Chairman, Atty. Don Artes, said dangling wires, overloaded poles, and jumbled placement of distribution wires along Metro Manila streets not only have become eyesores, but pose danger to the general public’s lives and properties.
Meralco officials has raised in the meeting that they cannot just easily remove the wires because they experience difficulty in identifying which are operational and non-operational.
Under the MMDA Resolution 24-16 Series of 2024, dangling wires, overloaded poles, and jumbled placement of distribution wires is a common sight in Metro Manila which not only mars the cityscape but pose grave and serious threat to the lives and limbs of the public.
“This long-standing malady needs to be immediately addressed and remedied as a measure of efficient and effective governance for the promotion of the general welfare of the people,” cited in the resolution.
San Juan City Mayor, Francis Zamora, said some of the wires attached to poles are useless and non-operational and can be removed.
How does this affect riders?
Motorcycle riders, especially those who are in the courier industry, are the ones who comb Metro Manila’s streets 24/7 and these streets are the ones filled with poles with spaghetti wires on them. That said, expect heavy traffic or even traffic re-routing once LGUs start implementing the clearing of these poles with spaghetti wires.
