LAND TRANSPORTATION

5.1.1.1  Cagayan de Oro, Connected to five other regions in Mindanao with a good network of highways, is truly the strategic gateway to the rest of Mindanao.

5.1.1.2  It has a total road network of 406,879.41 kilometers consisting as follows: gravel- 259.3291 kilometers (63.74%); asphalt-paved- 29.47925 kilometers (7.25%), and concrete- 106.74155 kilometers (26.23%), earth- 11.32951 kilometers (2.78%).

5.1.1.3  There are 97 bridges with an aggregate late length of 2,029.68 lineal meters. Bridge length ranges from 9 to 398.75 lineal meters;.

5.1.1.4  Travel by land takes 40 hours from Manila via Surigao City, and 9 hours from Davao via Butuan City.

5.1.1.5  The City, being a primary regional center is a major public transport center. Land Transportation services are provided by several buses companies wit plying routes to and from Bukidnon, Davao, Butuan, Iligan, Zamboanga, and Manila. Other services are facilitated by cargo trucks/vans, and several types of light vehicles for hire serve the entire island of Mindanao.

5.1.1.6                   The proliferation of cars bring about sweeping traffic congestion. Roads and bridges (the steel bridge and the RCDG bridge across Cagayan River) capacity have become inadequate. In 1998, registered vehicles numbered 35,166. This gives an average road density of 8 motor vehicles per kilometer.

Traffic accidents increased- died in traffic mishaps. Victims were mostly passengers or non-drivers.

5.1.17   Registration of motor vehicles was declined of (5.87%) from 1998 to 1999 due to damages of some vehicles cause by accidents, and some other needs of major repair.

                TABLE 51: Annual Number of Registered Motor Vehicles By Type, 1990-1999

SOURCE: Land Transportation Office- Project Evaluation Division, CDPO    

5.1.1.8 The day to day management of traffic is handled by the Road and Traffic Administration (formerly named Traffic Management and Enforcement Bureau (TMEB). The RTA ha deputized 200 traffic enforcers on contractual basis. Some thirty (32) PNP personnel are fielded to supplement traffic management.

Cagayan de Oro Integrated Bus and Jeepney
Terminal
 

BUS RATES AND SCHEDULES

A.     Rural Transit/Bachelor Express
       CDO-Ozamis-Dipolog Route

                                                     SP                     Reg. Fare   
                          Iligan City            P 61.60               P 79.20
                          Kauswagan             75.60               97.20
                          Kolambugan              94.50            121.50
                          Ozamis                       100.10           128.70
                          Clarin                         102.90            132.30  
                          Pana-on                     119.00            153.00
                          Oroquieta City       133.70            171.90
                          Lopez Jaena            144.20            185.40
                          Plaridel                      151.20            194.40
                          Calamba                    158.20            203.40
                          Dapitan City            189.70            243.90
                          Dipolog City            196.70            252.90

·        With an interval of  30 minutes for non aircon & 15 minutes for aircon buses.

           CDOC  to Davao City (Via Buda)
                          
                                                                         SP            Reg Fare         Aircon
                          Manolo F.           P  26.00      P 32.00      P 34.00
                             Kisolon                    45.00         56.00         66.00
                             Malaybalay            66.00         82.00         97.00
                             Valencia                  85.00      106.00      126.00
                             Maramag               102.00      128.00      152.00
                             Quezon                   115.00      144.00      171.00
                             Kiburao                  124.00      155.00
                             Buda                        149.00      186.00
                             Calinan                   195.00      244.00
                             Davao City             215.00      268.00      320.00
·        With an interval of  1 hour for non-aircon & 2 hours for aircon buses.

B.       SUPER FIVE TRANSPORT
     
         CDOC – Pagadian Route
                                                      Non-Aircon           Aircon
                                    Iligan                    P   35.00           P  45.00
                             Maigo                          55.00
                             Kolambugan            60.00
                             Maranding                 75.00
                             Kapatagan                 80.00
                             Aurora                          85.00
                             Pagadian                  100.00

           Iligan – Dipolog Route
                                                        Non-aircon          Aircon
                             Ozamiz                  P   70.00          P  90.00
                             Jimenez                      85.00
                             Aurora                         95.00
                             Oroquieta               100.00
                             Plaridel                    155.00
                             Calamba                 125.00
                             Rizal                          135.00
                             Barcelona              150.00
                             Dipolog                    165.00

C.      LCI – Land Car Inc.
 
         CDO  - Butuan Route    P  110.00  (non aircon) P  120.00  (aircon)
         Butuan- Davao Route   P  206.00  (non-aircon) P  259.00  (aircon)

*  With an interval of every 30 minutes for non-aircon and 1 hour for 
             aircon   buses.
*  Non-aircon Buses starts at 3:00 a.m. and Aircon Buses starts at 
             5:00 a.m.

Human Powered Transport (Pedicab)