Latest Breaking News On - Nvolving the construction of 586 meters stretch causeway funding for rest project will be included in future appropriations borromeo said - Page 1 : comparemela.com
A map showing the location of the proposed Tacloban City Causeway project. (DPWH photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the start of construction this year of a PHP3.46 billion causeway that would connect the city hall to the airport. The causeway that will cross Cancabato Bay starts at the city hall complex in Magsaysay Boulevard and ends at Kataisan point of the Tacloban Airport in the city's San Jose district, DPWH Eastern Visayas regional director Allan Borromeo said in a statement late Thursday. For 2022, the project has an allocation of PHP990 million, involving the construction of 586 meters stretch of the causeway. Funding for the rest of the project will be included in future appropriations. Borromeo said, the first of its kind in Eastern Visayas, the causeway will serve as an alternate route for motorists from the city's commercial district going to the airport, reducing travel distance, travel time, vehicle operation costs