Friday, February 6, 2015

Samal bridge to wait for feasibility study-NEDA

DAVAO CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) The Davao City-Island Garden City of Samal bridge project will still have to wait a little longer as the National Economic Development Authority waits the result on the feasibility study on the project.

Ma. Lourdes Lim, director of the NEDA 11 said the Davao Integrated Development Program-Project Management Office already completed the revision of the term of reference of the project and submitted it to the Department of Public Works and Highways national office.

She said the DPWH is currently advocating for the project’s inclusion in the Philippine Development Program so that the feasibility study will be funded.

Lim clarified that the public-private partnership management of the project is just one of the modes in financing Davao City-IGACOS bridge plan.

“We would be glad if the national government can put the bill,” she said.

Lim said she is also eyeing the NEDA to finance the feasibility study within 2015.

She said the project implementation can take awhile since after the feasibility study, the negotiations for the financing and the detailed engineering structure of the project will still have to follow.  (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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