P193 Billion Leyte-Surigao, Sorsogon-Samar Bridges To Start Construction Next Year
The government of President Rodrigo Duterte needs at least
P193.58 billion to build cable-stayed long span bridges that will link Leyte
Island to Mindanao and Samar Island to Luzon.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) came up
with project cost as they seek endorsement of the five-year mega projects from
the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) for the kick-off of the
feasibility study.
The study will be done by Chinese experts through funding
grants from Chinese government, said Ernesto Octaviano, Chief of NEDA Regional
Office Project Development Investment Programming and Budgeting Division.
“After the approval of technical assistance, the study will
run for six months and hopefully construction will start early next year,”
Octaviano said.
The official is optimistic that budget for the study will be
included in the availment of Chinese government financing in accordance with
the 2016 Philippine-China Development Framework of Cooperation.
Of the P193.58 billion budget, P101.35 billion is intended
for Leyte-Surigao Link Bridge Project and P92.23 billion for Luzon-Samar Bridge
Project.
The two projects along with Panay-Negros-Guimaras Link
Bridge are listed as priority under the “Nationwide Island Provinces Link
Bridges for Sustained Economic Growth Development.”
The Leyte-Surigao project involves the construction of
cable-stayed bridges with a length of 23 kilometers connecting San Ricardo,
Southern Leyte and Lipata in Surigao City, crossing the Surigao Strait.
The Sorsogon-Samar project has a combined length of 25.4
kilometers.
It consists of three long span bridges – Allen to San Antonio in
Northern Samar (4.9 kilometers), San Antonio to Capul in Northern Samar (8.5
kilometers), and Capul, Northern Samar to Matnog, Sorsogon (12 kilometers).
Both projects are four-lane cable-stayed bridges, a
permanent solution to the perennial problem of stranding during weather
disturbances and port congestion during peak season.
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more towers, from which
cables support the bridge deck.
Distinctive features are the cables, which run directly from
the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern or a series of
parallel lines.
The Regional Development Council executive committee
approved the resolution by referendum this week.
The project is expected to bring more economic opportunities
between the country’s three island groups – Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
For decades, roll-on roll-off (RoRo) ferries cross the San
Bernardino Strait, transporting passengers and vehicles to and from Allen Port
and Matnog Port in Sorsogon.
With a distance 28 kilometers, the average travel time is
one hour and 30 minutes.
In the southern part of Leyte Island, RoRo ships have been
transporting passengers and vehicles to and from Benit Port in San Ricardo town
and Lipata Port in Surigao City, crossing Surigao Strait.
The distance between the two ports is 23 kilometers.
Buses, cars and trucks from various provinces of Mindanao
bound for Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon pass through Allen and San
Ricardo ports to get to Luzon.
Source: Philippine News Agency
P193 Billion Leyte-Surigao, Sorsogon-Samar Bridges To Start Construction Next Year
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March 11, 2017
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Sana po sa napakagandang projects na iyan ni Pangulong RRD na Cable-Stayed Long Span Bridges (Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Linkage ay diyan na din po padaanin ang National Railroad Projects linking 3 major islands para makatipid na din po sa National Budget for Infras, Tnx po!
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