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CHAPTER V

GENERAL REMARKS AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter summarizes the final output of the study which includes the general

remarks that were gathered throughout the study and recommendations for the municipality

and further research in similar fields.

A. General Remarks

Existing mobility condition in Lemery using the traffic survey methodologies

a. Classified Traffic Volume Count

Through the traffic count survey in Barangay Mahayahay station, the volume of

vehicles were determined and analyzed. Based on this survey, private vehicles such as

cars and motorcycles governed the intersection. The total number of tricycles is also

notable given that this is the main public transportation used inside the municipality.

The observed critical road is the Palico-Balayan-Batangas Road, going to Calaca.

During its peak hour, 9:00 to 10:00 AM for Northbound and 3:00 to 4:00 PM for

Southbound, the calculated Volume Capacity Ratio is 0.371 and 0.457 respectively. The

former corresponds to LOS B wherein drivers and passengers are in zones of stable flow

and the drivers have reasonable freedom to select their speed and the latter corresponds

to LOS C or in the zone of stable flow but drivers are restricted in selecting their speeds.

Generally, the main public transportation in Lemery is tricycle. Private cars and

motorcycles also contribute to the number of vehicles that passes through the road of the

municipality. Smooth flow of traffic congestion was evident in Mahayahay and Pansipit

Bridge Intersection.

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b. Passenger Count Survey

The calculated average passenger for jeepneys, van, bus and tricycles does not

exceed its seating capacity, according to the results of Classified Traffic Count Survey

and Passenger Load Count Survey. For private vehicles such as cars and motorcycles,

carpooling is evident since it exceeds 1.0.

c. License Plate Survey

According to the result of License Plate Survey, Balayan - Lemery jeepney route

were able to make more than one roundtrip while for the other jeepney routes, only one

unit was able to make two roundtrips. The number of rountrips for Agoncillo - Lemery,

Lipa - Lemery and San Luis - Lemery (Tricycle) were 1.04 and Balayan - Lemery was

3.27.

d. Passenger Load Count Survey

Through the Passenger Load Count Survey, the average one way travel time of

jeepney and AUV routes were recorded. It takes more than 2 hours for other routes to

make one way travel because of waiting for passengers. In terms of passenger,

overloading is not a problem for the jeepney and AUV routes.

Determination of the Passenger Demand using Transportation Mobility and

Perception Survey

The number of respondents of the Transport mobility and perception survey was

determined by the use of Cochran’s formula. Based on the population of each barangay,

the calculated total number of respondents was 364. The survey questionnaire used

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consists of three major parts: the respondents’ personal information, their respective

personal reference, and their frequency and mode of transportation of visiting

establishments.

Proposed 5-year mobility solution

The proponents were able to propose a 5-year mobility solution in terms of mode of

transport, routing plan with recommended pick-up stations and infrastructure upon

analyzing the traffic condition of Lemery, Batangas. Through the collected results of the

survey, the proponents were able to gather the values of the factors needed in the

passenger demand formula of Lemery, Batangas. Based on the calculation from the

Classified Traffic Volume Count and Passenger Load Count in Barangay Mahayahay,

there was 8.6% in difference of number of passenger demands.

a. Mode of transport

Based on the Classified Traffic Volume Count in Barangay Mahayahay, 25% of

the vehicles that passes through this intersection are private cars, followed by

motorcycles accounted for 22% which is also a private vehicle. As tricycles are the main

mode of public transportation in the municipality, 17% of the total vehicle accounts for

tricycles. Thus, the proponents proposed a solution of converting the passenger demand

for tricycles into multicab and jeepney for mass transportation. However, the demand for

tricycles in the Poblacion area was not analyzed due to the constraints. The Local

Government of Lemery shall strictly enforce the tricycle ban on national highway to

reduced the traffic congestion with in poblacion area, as mandated by the House Bill No.

279 under the 17th Congress First Regular Session and DILG’s Memorandum Circular

2020 - 036. Moreover, tricycles may operate inside the poblacion areas.

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Additional number of jeepney units are proposed for Lemery - Boundary, Lemery

- Balayang and Lemery - Agoncillo, and reduction of jeepney units for Lemery -

Batangas and Lemery - Lipa.

b. Routing plan with recommended pick-up stations

Presented in Table is the summary of the total proposed number of stations in

each jeepney route.

Table

Total number of Proposed Stations in Lemery

Total Number of Stations Total Number of Stations

Lemery - Batangas or

Lemery - Lipa Jeepney 5 5

Route

Lemery - Agoncillo Jeepney

Lemery - Nasugbu or

Balayan - Calaca Jeepney 28 27

Route

Lemery - Amuyong or

Lemery - Mayasang Jeepney 44 43

Route,

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As shown in Table , the total number of proposed stations in Lemery are 172

pick-up stations, including the proposed transfer stations. These stations are placed in

four consolidated jeepney routes in Lemery. Out of 172 pick-up stations, there are 85

proposed pick up stations for public vehicles going to North of Lemery, 82 proposed

pick up stations going to South of Lemery, and five proposed transfer stations. In

Lemery - Batangas or Lemery - Lipa Jeepney Route, it is recommended to have five pick

up stations going to North and five stations going to South . In Lemery - Agoncillo

Jeepney Route, there are 8 stations going to North and 7 stations going to South. In

Lemery - Nasugbu or Balayan - Calaca Jeepney Route, there are 28 proposed pick up

stations going to North and 27 proposed pick up stations going to South. In Lemery -

Amuyong or Lemery - Mayasang Jeepney Route, there are 44 proposed pick up stations

going to North and 43 proposed pick up stations going to South. For major stops or

stations, five transfer stations are placed at the intersections of each jeepney routes.

c. Infrastructure

Due to some constraints in conducting the surveys needed for the data, only two

intersections specifically Mahayahay Intersection and Pansipit Bridge Intersection, were

considered in the AnyLogic model and the computation of the stoplight schemes. The

results of the simulation indicated that a construction or placement of traffic lights will

not be of much help to these two intersections. It only yielded negative results when

stoplight schemes are placed, and private vehicles and public vehicles are increased in

number. The inadequacy of the data needed for other intersections that should be used in

the simulation led the proponents to limit the computation into these two intersections

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only. It is recommended, for other researchers, to conduct Traffic Volume Count Surveys

to the remaining intersections and to propose traffic lights and traffic signals if needed.

Simulation of Traffic Condition

The simulation experiment that was performed at the intersection on Mahayahay on

a weekday showed negative results with the proposed traffic light. The control mean

without the stoplight schemes was 31.04 seconds while the control mean with the

stoplight schemes was 108.269 seconds. The samples used on the simulation at the

intersection was 951 vehicles. The proposed stoplight scheme is not necessary and

would not be of much help for the Mahayahay Intersection. It only showed that the

intersection was capable of handling the volume of vehicles and the traffic congestion

from the stations coming from Lemery, Calaca, and Mayasang.

The simulation experiment that was executed at the intersection on Mahayahay on a

weekend showed negative results with the proposed traffic light. The control mean

without the stoplight schemes was 33.581 seconds while the control mean with the

stoplight schemes was 64.689 seconds. The samples used on the simulation at the

intersection was 1235 vehicles. The proposed stoplight scheme is not necessary and

would not be of much help for the Mahayahay Intersection. On a weekday and on a

weekend, the results are compared and it showed that the Mahayahay Intersection does

not need traffic lights to control traffic congestion at all, even at peak hours. It only

showed that the intersection was capable of handling the volume of vehicles and the

traffic congestion from the stations coming from Lemery, Calaca, and Mayasang.

Comparison of Existing and Suggested Mobility Condition

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B. Recommendations

The proponents would like to recommend the following for the improvement of the

transportation in the municipality and for other related studies of the same field.

1. To implement the proposed 5-year mobility solutions presented in Chapter IV

for the improvement of transportation in Lemery, Batangas.

2. To analyze the effects of converting tricycles into multicab and jeepneys to

the residents of Lemery, Batangas.

3. To improve the traffic simulation using other tools such as LocalSim and

Autodesk Infraworks System that offers advanced features such as three-dimensional

perspective.

4. To have a consistent update on the passenger demand of Lemery, Batangas

with the use of Local Public Transport Route Plan or Transport Mobility and Perception

Survey.

5. To adapt the use of simulation tools in the Transportation sector of Lemery,

Batangas to have a better understanding and analysis of traffic flow inside the

municipality.

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