The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway. (File photo) CEBU CITY - It's all systems go for the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte for the opening ceremony of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) on April 27, Mayor Michael Rama said on Friday. Rama said a presidential inaugural marker will be installed in the iconic bridge, an 8.9-kilometer toll-way bridge project connecting this capital with the island town of Cordova. He said the city police here has put in place a security master plan to secure the CCLEX and the periphery, with details on the security aspect of the preparation were already discussed during his meeting with CCLEX Bridge Management Board on Wednesday. Rama said security is among the major concerns as no less than the President is expected to grace the launching of the iconic bridge. "The President's presence is important because no matter what, he is part of (the milestone) in the past six years. He came in and the whole bridge proceeded," he added. Duter
Anaerialshot of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway. (Photo courtesy of CCLEC) CEBU CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the opening ceremony on April 27 for the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), the engineering marvel that has become Cebu's newest icon. The Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC), builder of CCLEX, announced this on Wednesday, adding that motorcycles with engine displacement below 400cc will be allowed to pass the expressway by July this year. Likewise, a resolution passed by the CCLEX Bridge Management Board (BMB) said the sidewalk for pedestrians and bikers will also be opened in July. The opening of the 8.9-kilometer CCLEX will happen on a historic date-the 501st commemoration of the "Kadaugan sa Mactan" or Victory in Mactan, which marks the triumph of the warriors of the island under chieftain Lapulapu over the Spanish conquerors led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. "We are happy and honored to have come to this point, openin