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.
DAVAO CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN
DPWH Davao spokesperson Dean Ortiz said the latest project, which is a convergence project with the Department of Transportation, will have its own infrastructure separate from existing demarcated bike lanes along the city’s roads.
The proposed bike lanes, which will still be up for discussion with the city government, will have a total length of 22.786 kilometers covering major thoroughfares namely the Davao-Cotabato Road, Quimpo Boulevard, Sandawa Road, Daang Maharlika Highway, Roxas Avenue, and Quezon Boulevard.
Last year, the City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) demarcated 72-kilometer bicycle lanes along the city.
Ortiz said the incorporating bicycle lanes is the new direction of DPWH for its future road projects for a “greener Davao” in hopes to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.
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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.