FEATURE – Page 16

Metro Cebu Bypass Expressway to start next year

DPWH Sec. Mark Villar said the 50 billion-peso infrastructure will span the distance from Danao city to Naga Naga city to provide solution to the ever growing traffic menace of Metro Cebu.

End to end, travel time will be reduced from the present average of 180 minutes to just 85 minutes.

The 4-lane expressway will be mostly elevated but some portions will be underground, in a subway, to avoid the surface traffic and minimize obstruction to surrounding structures.

A flagship project of Dutertenomics, the golden era of building infrastructures in the Philippines.

Heavy Traffic at Mactan-Cebu Airport

From the check-in counters to the airport apron, Mactan-Cebu airport is filled to capacity, a year before the new terminal becomes operational.

Long queue at the gates

Bottleneck at the arrival area

The number of tourist arrivals the past few months have exceeded, even the most optimistic projections of its operator, GMR-Megawide.

The situation at the airport tarmac is no different. Planes from airliners all over the world scatter around, leaving just enough space to maneuver their planes to and from the runway.

But despite the discomfort and inconvenience of their experience, passengers still manage to smile when they see that the new terminal is already shaping up.