Sunday, April 06, 2008 { sunstar.com.ph ]
By Jane Cadalig
AS LA Trinidad lures more visitors, advocates of the tourism industry are pushing for the use of alternate access routes to reach the town and its adjacent municipalities.
Long-long Road, a less-traveled road leading to the town, is being offered to visitors, as well as the riding public, to avoid traffic.
"The best way to see La Trinidad is through the Long-long Road. By using this alternate route, one will be able to see the scenic sites of the town, while avoiding the traffic," lawyer Damaso Bangaoet Jr. said.
Bangaoet is one of the founding members of the newly organized Benguet Visitors Bureau (BVB), a private group working as coordinator of the province's tourism activities.
While taking the road may mean longer travel time, it will have no difference when taking the main access road, where traffic is a serious problem.
Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan has been advocating the use of alternate routes to La Trinidad to decongest the stretch from Baguio to Km 6 from heavy traffic.
Motorists are assured of convenient travel through the Long-long Road as this is already concreted.
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