TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) – A total of P128 million has been allotted for the road widening of the national highway in Poblacion, Getafe to Taytay and then to Barangay Carlos P Garcia (CPG).
The amount is taken from the General Appropriation Act of 2024 (GAA 2024), wherein 2nd District Cong. Vanessa Aumentado has a total of P256 million in funds for infrastructure projects for Getafe town.
The road widening is seen to be critical in the plans to open the Cebu Bohol bridging link, which could potentially choke the traffic within the Poblacion to Barangay CPG stretch.
The Bohol town situated closest to Cebu, Getafe has been eyed as the landing host of a bridge that would connect Cebu to Bohol – a multi-functional bridge that not only opens a facilitated land traffic to and from Cebu but also facilitates movement of water resources from Bohol to Cebu.
The bridge could also carry the critical and more reliable fiber optic line connections from Cebu to Bohol, as compared to the delicate submarine cables that connect Bohol to the national information superhighway.
To buffer the potential influx of traffic as well as the usual inflow brought about by the brisk expansion of Talibon and the industrial propping up of Buenavista’s ship-building activities, Aumentado also readied the construction of roads with built-up slips, slip-collapse and land slide protection for the town’s secondary roads in Barangay Saguise, Tugas, Corte Baud and Campao Oriental.
According to Aumentado, the entire project costs P28 million.
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremonies of the said projects, Aumentado said the diligent work done by LGU Getafe led by Mayor Cary Camacho and barangay officials have been instrumental in the rapid economic development for the town.
In preparation for the rainy days, Aumentado has also allocated P50 million worth of flood protection and control for Salog Bridge in the highway leading to Talibon, and yet another P50 million for similar flood control and protection for Calunasan Bridge in Barangay CPG.
She also turned over P312 million worth of similar key infrastructure projects to Buenavista last week. (RAHC/PIA Bohol)
