Police Lieutenant Zaw Myo Tun from No 2 Deputy Traffic Police Force (Yangon) said the no-stopping zones were established on November 11 on 16 north-south roads and 21 east-west roads in the city.
“We picked roads where drivers face heavy traffic jams. We will levy fines and tow away vehicles that break the new rules,” he said.
He said the regulations were intended to prevent multi-lane roads from being reduced to a single lane because of parked cars. “We will return these roads to their original width and reduce traffic jams.”
Pol Lt Zaw Myo Tun said that before the cars are cleared, police will make three warning announcements over a loudspeaker. “If the car owners do not move their vehicles during this time, a tow truck will take the cars to a police parking lot.”
U Myo Lwin, deputy head of YCDC’s Road and Bridges Department, said drivers whose cars have been towed must go to court to pay a fine ranging from K10,000 to K400,000, plus tow-truck fees, before they can reclaim their vehicles.
source: The Myanmar Times
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