Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Ahong Chan has signed the joint-venture agreement for the Lapu-Lapu City Expressway project together with its proponents from Premium Megastructures Inc., Ulticon Builders., and MTD Philippines.
The P24 billion project will connect the CCLEX to Mactan-Cebu International Airport, passing through barangays Babag, Basak and Ibo.
The JV agreement was signed during 61st Charter Day celebration of Lapu-Lapu City on June 17, 2022.
Construction of the project is expected to start in 2023.
The relocation of illegal settlers along Mactan Channel is among the priorities of Mayor-Elect Ahong Chan when he officially takes office on June 30.
This is according to a highly placed source close to the newly elected mayor.
Lapu-Lapu’s population growth has been astronomical in recent years because of the number of manufacturing companies providing thousands of employment opportunities in the city.
With unprecedented growth comes the perrenial problem of housing and Lapu-Lapu isn’t spared from this phonomenon.
What started as a few makeshift structures along the seafront area in the vicinity of the twin bridges, it has now mushroomed into a serious incursion involving more than a thousand families.
These areas are located in Barangays Poblacion, Pajo, Pusok, Ibo and Mactan.
Mayor Chan vowed to provide decent housing in a suitable relocation site for the displaced families.
Mactan coastline
Rooting out ‘voters‘ from the comforts of their established abode is never easy. Especially when the next election is just thirty six months away.
It needs political will and a lot of courage. InfoCebu hopes the new mayor will accomplish this challenging feat for the benefit of the Oponganons.
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