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Published January 19, 2021, 3:34 PM
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Davao Region has terminated the controversial P1-billion road infrastructure project, which would have widened portions of MacArthur Highway, and built the Ma-a Flyover, after encountering strong resistance from the business sector and environmental groups.
DPWH-Davao Spokesperson Dean Ortiz told reporters, in a teleconference on Tuesday, that the agency has already notified Mayor Sara Duterte that the project, which was expected to provide a solution to the worsening traffic congestion along MacArthur Highway, will no longer be pursued.
Ortiz said that pursuing the major road project will entail massive work, particularly in the transfer of power lines of Davao Light and Power Company, telecommunication lines, and water pipes of Davao City Water District.