Capitol spends P11.6 billion in road projects since 2019

The Cebu Provincial Government has already spent a total of P11.6 billion for road concreting projects in the different towns and cities in the province.

The amount funded the concreting of 812.10 kilometers of roads-- 540.41 kilometers of provincial roads and 271. 69 kilometers of barangay roads—since 2019.

According to the Provincial Engineering's Office, the Capitol spent P8.5 billion for the provincial roads and P3.1 billion for the barangay roads.

Since Governor Gwendolyn Garcia returned to the Capitol in 2019, her administration prioritized the concreting of roads in the province aiming to provide easy access to its constituents especially those from far flung areas.

Garcia also implemented the installation of solar lamps along the roads in the province. In the first district, the Capitol was able to pave 116. 78 kilometers of roads amounting to P1.9 billion; at least 87.73 kilometers of roads were also concreted in the second district amounting to P1.4 billion; third district had a total of 51.89 kilometers concreted roads worth P773 million; fourth district, 64.61 kilometers (P942 million); fifth district 141.72 kilometers (P2.2 billion); sixth district is 2.81 kilometers (P40.2 million); and seventh district is 74.86 kilometers where the Capitol spent P1.1 billion.

During the Provincial Development Council meeting, the PEO reported that the province was able to install 23, 809 units of solar lamp post to the 408.275 kilometer of roads. A total of P135 million was also spent for the said project by the Capitol.

As to the bridges, 11 are newly constructed and undergone reconstruction in Carcar, Boljoon, Barili, Asturias, Tuburan, Daanbantayan, Catmon, Borbon, Mandaue, and Ginatilan. There were also two bridges retrofitted in Minglanilla and Tuburan. —