SunStar
File photo January 26, 2021 ADDRESSING the worsening traffic situation in Davao City lies beyond road networks and expansion, the Ateneo de Davao University (Addu) said in a statement.
This was in response to the recent Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Davao s announcement that it will no longer push through with the flyover project along McArthur Highway due to opposition from various sectors.
DPWH-Davao spokesperson Dean Ortiz told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Tuesday, January 19, that the road-widening project covering Sandawa Road to Tulip Drive Junction was supposed to be implemented in preparation for the construction of the 1.7-kilometer Maa Flyover project worth P600 million this year.
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.
SunStar
File photo January 19, 2021 THE Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao Region (DPWH-Davao) will no longer push through with the fly-over project along McArthur Highway due to opposition from various sectors.
DPWH-Davao spokesperson Dean Ortiz told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Tuesday, January 19, that the road-widening project covering Sandawa Road to Tulip Drive Junction was supposed to be implemented in preparation for the construction of the 1.7-kilometer Maa Flyover project worth P600 million this year.
But Ortiz said the P1-billion road infrastructure project will not push through after encountering opposition from the business sector and environmental groups.