BACOLOD City – Thirty-nine closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are being installed across the city.
They are expected to become fully operational by June 18, said Executive Assistant Jomarie Vargas, cluster head for the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
This June 18 the local government will commemorate the signing of the city’s Charter, Vargas said.
Neotech Asia, the supplier of the security cameras, is setting them up at the city’s entry and exit points.
The city government purchased the security system package – including computers, monitors, recorders, and furniture – for P23 million.
Installing the wirings takes time, said the executive assistant.
These CCTV cameras will help monitor crimes, vehicular crashes and floods, Vargas said.
In addition, the city government has installed six new traffic lights on major intersections.
These have been on a “test run” since the last week of May, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said.
After a period of observation and assessment, they will be programmed to operate accordingly, he added.
Bacolod Traffic Authority Office head Luisito Acebuche said the new traffic lights are on the following intersections:
* Araneta Street-Alijis Road
* Gonzaga Extension-Circumferential Road La Palmas
* Hilado Street-6th Street
* Lopez Jaena-Gonzaga
* Abuanan- Sum-ag roads
Overall the city now has 25 traffic lights.
Some traffic enforcers detailed in areas with traffic lights may be moved to other areas in the city, Acebuche said./PN
