Mindanaotoday.com | P681-M worth of infra projects break ground in CDO 2nd district
By: Jan Albert Araña
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of this city’s 2nd congressional district, led the groundbreaking ceremony of two major infrastructure projects amounting to P681 million in his congressional areas.
The first project is the construction of a revetment in Barangay Bugo, valued at P95 million, and the Puerto-Claveria Bypass and Diversion Road, valued at P586,374,000.
Flooding in October 2022 severely damaged hundreds of families’ homes in Barangay Bugo, leaving them either completely or partially uninhabitable.
The inhabitants of the aforementioned barangay requested that the current concrete flood control project along the Alae River continue.
A revetment will be constructed along the river bank of the Alae River, which aims to absorb energy waves and minimize the risk of flooding in the surrounding areas, particularly in Barangay Bugo, by reducing soil erosion.
Meanwhile, a bypass and diversion road from Barangay Puerto to the Municipality of Claveria is set to be constructed to reduce travel time and ease heavy traffic on the Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road (BCIR).
With its construction, the Solon is optimistic that it will bolster the economic activity of the surrounding areas and create livelihood opportunities through the development of vast agricultural lands and opportunities for tourism, which will lead to poverty reduction in the far-flung barangays in Cagayan de Oro City. (JAKA | PIA-10)
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