MMDA plans to broadcast road, flood alerts through e-billboards

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is planning to broadcast road traffic and flood alerts through electronic billboards along major thoroughfares in the metropolis. MMDA general manager Corazon Jimenez said the e-billboards will be free of adsa nd will only feature flood and traffic information. “Pagaaralan pa namin ito. Ilalagay ito sa footbridges para may advice on traffic, road reblocking, floods and weather update para sa kapakanan ng mga motorista ," she said in an interview on dzBB radio on Sunday. Earlier reports indicated the e-billboards will be 8 x 1.5 meters and may be mounted on some footbridges as early as November. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the e-billboards will display information on flooded areas during rainy weather; and traffic advisories if the weather is clear. “Ang purpose is to give public advisories," he said in an earlier interview. - VVP, GMA News