THE GOVERNMENT’S “Build, Build, Build” projects in the Visayas are expected to be completed this year and are expected to benefit trade and tourism in the region.
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales, said constructions have already resumed as most of the provinces are now placed under less strict General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
He said among the notable infrastructure projects are the port rehabilitation, bypass-road construction, airport, and tourism road projects.
In Western Visayas, the twin projects at the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex in Lapaz, Loboc, Iloilo City have been completed. These are the construction of the back-up area with RoRo ramp-on-fill which started in September 2017, and the paving of back-up areas which began in July 2018. “Ang dalawang project na ito will boost trade and tourism in the province of Iloilo,” he said.
Gonzales also said that a bypass road connecting the towns of Santa Barbara, New Lucena and Zarraga in Iloilo City is expected to be completed in November. “Itong Metro Iloilo radial road will help decongest the major thoroughfares in the central part of Iloilo. It will cut down 30 minutes of travel,” he said.
A Tourism access road project is also underway for Negros Oriental, connecting the bays of Siit and Tambobo in Siaton. Gonzales is also optimistic that the construction of tourism access roads in the province will encourage more tourists to visit the town of Siaton.
In Cebu province, the 1.2-km runway extension project at the Bantayan Island airport terminal is expected to be completed by the end of the year and access to the towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe and Madridejos will be much easier for travellers.(With a report from Cebu Examiner.)
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales, said constructions have already resumed as most of the provinces are now placed under less strict General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
He said among the notable infrastructure projects are the port rehabilitation, bypass-road construction, airport, and tourism road projects.
In Western Visayas, the twin projects at the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex in Lapaz, Loboc, Iloilo City have been completed. These are the construction of the back-up area with RoRo ramp-on-fill which started in September 2017, and the paving of back-up areas which began in July 2018. “Ang dalawang project na ito will boost trade and tourism in the province of Iloilo,” he said.
Gonzales also said that a bypass road connecting the towns of Santa Barbara, New Lucena and Zarraga in Iloilo City is expected to be completed in November. “Itong Metro Iloilo radial road will help decongest the major thoroughfares in the central part of Iloilo. It will cut down 30 minutes of travel,” he said.
A Tourism access road project is also underway for Negros Oriental, connecting the bays of Siit and Tambobo in Siaton. Gonzales is also optimistic that the construction of tourism access roads in the province will encourage more tourists to visit the town of Siaton.
In Cebu province, the 1.2-km runway extension project at the Bantayan Island airport terminal is expected to be completed by the end of the year and access to the towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe and Madridejos will be much easier for travellers.(With a report from Cebu Examiner.)
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