Posted on December 09, 2013 10:01:25
PM [ BusinessWorld Online ]
STATE-RUN Bases Conversion and
Development Authority (BCDA) is spending nearly P76 million on three road
projects in San Fernando, La Union that will improve access to the 146-hectare
Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ) and boost tourism in the area.
The BCDA, in a statement, yesterday said the projects include
construction of the road leading to the Poro Point Lighthouse, repair of the
road leading to the Poro Point Management Corp. (PPMC) -- a subsidiary of the
BCDA, and upgrade of the road leading to San Fernando Airport.
Ives Q. Nisce, PPMC Board chairman,
said in the statement that the road projects are expected to increase tourism
and economic activities in the area.
“The roads going to the PPFZ become
flooded during the rainy season. Through the projects, this perennial problem
will be finally solved,” Mr. Nisce added.
BCDA President and Chief Executive
Officer Arnel Paciano D. Casanova was also quoted in the statement as saying
that “this initiative is in line with the BCDA’s mandate to be a catalyst for
national growth and development. The PPFZ is a key economic driver in the
region, and these road projects will make it more accessible to tourists and
locators.”
The projects, whose funds were
disbursed last July, are scheduled to be finished by February next year in time
for Sillag Festival -- the province’s Festival of Lights held in March. -- DEDS
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