2017 infra projects begin in Cotabato City

THE City Engineers’ Office (CEO) has started implementing the new infrastructure projects in Cotabato City for this year.

        

City Engineer Samuel Jorolan said the city government allocated P8 million for these infrastructure projects.

Among these are concreting of San Antonio Street in Rosary Heights 11,  Rupu Maniara Street going to L.R Sebastian Elementary School,  Yap-Sia Street in Rosary Heights 10, Delcano Street in Rosary Heights 10, and  Concha Drive in Rosary Heights 3. Each costs P500,000.

        

Also included is the concreting of Quiñones Street in Rosary Heights 12 with a P1 million allocation.

The city government has allocated P1,500,000 for earth filling at Poblacion 9 going to the dumpsite and another P4 million for the barangay streets in the city.

        

Engr. Jorolan said that they have other priority projects for this year: the reblocking of roads along Don Rufino Alonzo (Magallanes) Street, Makakua Street, and Almonte Street.

The CEO will also engage in vegetation control on the city streets and cleaning activity at the city drainages along downtown area for the whole year.

It is also expecting that the government will have separate allocation for special projects that will start in March this year.`

        

      Jorolan said that they are looking forward to other special projects supported by the Chinese investors such as the construction of an airport at Tamontaka 3 and 4, the construction of city port at Kalanganan 2 (Timako area) and the construction of sports complex, gymnasium, school buildings, and laboratories at Rosary Heights 9. (ARIANE ROY HOLGADO, B.A. COMM-3, NDU / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)