[ Manila Bulletin Online ] July 8, 2008
By ANGIE CHUI
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is fast-tracking the implementation of Segment 3B-2 (subway section) of the Cebu South Coastal Road Project in Cebu which involves the construction of 610-meter twinbox, four-lane tunnel that passes under the Park Plaza Independencia in Cebu City.
A report of DPWH Metro Cebu Development Project Director Nilo Pamaylaon stated that the subway section is now 40.48 percent complete.
"The completion of this subway project will provide direct access to the southern reclamation area which is now a highly industrial zone, catering to the export processing, investment opportunities, business district and international container port in Cebu City," the report stated..
The project is also seen to ease traffic in the metropolis and cut travel time by half.
Meanwhile, Cebu City Planning and Development Coordinator Paul Villarete said since the DPWH had completed the first four packages of the Cebu South Coastal Road project, investors had poured funds in the Cebu South Reclamation Project which greatly contributed to the fast-growing economy of Cebu City.
"Even though the project is not yet fully completed because of the remaining works in the tunnel section, we are already experiencing the advantages of this new road network because since the DPWH had opened the Talisay Section, Causeway Section, Viaduct Section and the Offshore ramps the traffic in the Cebu metropolis was greatly reduced because of the new alternate road," Villarete said.
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