MERGED: Metro Cebu Road Development: Flyovers or Road Widening?

[neil11]

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more reasons why we dont need a flyover:


Transport Forum - Enrique PEÑALOSA -- Keynote Speaker - YouTube

[neil11]

different public sectors are bent on stopping their construction. In less than a week, two press conferences and a forum were organized against it. The number of people attending has also increased.

Yesterday’s forum was organized by the Cebu Permaculture Initiatives. It was attended by businessmen, residents, students, academicians, sisters from the Asilo dela Milagrosa, architects and urban planners.

[neil11]

people really need to speak up what they want for cebu

[godwhacker]

Hapit nang election. Magpakita dyud si Cutie ug milagro nga mahuman dayon ang flyover aron botahan gihapon siya sa mga tawo. Bahala na ug daghang di ganahan anang fly over basta naa dyud flyover para naay agi ba. pareho ra man gud na sa usa ka politiko nga pag pangampanya pa niingon.

"maghimo ta ug mga bag-ong dan. Maghimo ta ug mga taytayan (tulay sa tagalog)"

Unya dihay niingon: Sir wa man tay suba dire nganung maghimo man kag taytayan? tubag sad ang politiko,

"Maghimo ta ug suba aron dunay taytayan"!


Di ko malimot sa campaign slogan sa iyang papa kaniadto pagsugod pa ana sa pamolitika -"ATO NA NI"
Karon si Cutie na "ATO LANG GIHAPON NI"...

[personalmgt]

I'm from Mandaue but my opinion should count.

I have been to Manila many times already and I have developed hate, aggression and phobia against concrete structures namely FLYOVERS, SKYWALKS, SKYWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

If you build more of these kind of structures in the Province of Cebu then f**k you. You're the reason why Manila looks like a craptastic concrete jungle and is turning Cebu more like Manila.

Reroute traffic, make use of less congested roads like how Mandaue City rerouted their jeepneys to ease traffic on Highway Seno, Airport Road (UN Avenue) and A.S. Fortuna. For me, the rerouting took some time and complaints to get used to and I have to say it was way better than before.

Don't repeat the mistakes Manila has done to their own place.

[godwhacker]

10% of 600 million pesos is 60 million pesos. And that's being conservative.

Guess who gets this?

Sa projects nga ingon ana, naa dyud na banda. Naa gud na silay SOP. Pwerting lipaya ana sa mga contractor kay kwarta na ni mahikay! Mao nay giingon ATO NA NI!
Kinsa man ang proponent ini nga project?

[sercor::jhumzki]

matod pa ni bobby nalzaro mag road widening2x paparkingan ra diay tog tag baynte pesos maypag flyover kay mapatungan pa nato nig baha lol

[godwhacker]

matod pa ni bobby nalzaro mag road widening2x paparkingan ra diay tog tag baynte pesos maypag flyover kay mapatungan pa nato nig baha lol

hehe... kuyaw sad pilosopiya ni bob. pero ang baha usahay adto magsugod sa flyover. ibanlas sad ka paingon sa ubos. tan-awa nang fly over diha sa mambaling ug kusug dyud kaayo ang uwan. bag-o lang gani na nahuman pero way klaro ang design sa water drainage. gipamutangan lang ang kilid ug mga tubo morag daghang tambutso. inig ulan dyud ug kusug kaayo, di kadahan. mora pa usahay ug maapil kabanlas imong gisakyan.

[pspoon_low-end]

+1 sa baha diha ilawm flyover sa ayala.

kung mao man gani na nabantayan ni bobby nalzaro nga paparkingan, aw himuan ug balaod nga no parking. kung paparkingan man gani, may na lang kay na widening kaysa wa ma widening nya paparkingan pa.

[godwhacker]

Citom opposes flyover projects
By Rene U. Borromeo/JPM (The Freeman) Updated September 09, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (CITOM) Board has finally come up with an official stand on the planned construction of flyover projects at Gorordo-Archbishop Reyes Avenues in barangay Camputhaw and at M.J. Cuenco and General Maxilom Avenues in barangay Carreta.

During their meeting last Wednesday, the CITOM Board headed by former councilor Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem spent enough time discussing the issue and came up with a unified stand to object the implementation of the P600-million twin projects initiated by Cebu City North District Rep. Rachel “Cutie” Del Mar.

Jakosalem explained that CITOM is objecting to the construction of the two flyover projects because even the officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) admitted that their traffic study concerning the proposed infrastructure projects did not take into consideration the traffic impact on adjacent intersections.

The CITOM Board is supporting the suggestion of Mayor Michael Rama that the widening of M.J. Cuenco Avenue within the vicinity of barangay Hipodromo to barangay Mabolo should be implemented ahead of the construction of the flyover.

Jakosalem explained that on the proposed Carreta flyover, all the vehicles coming from the north will queue at the traffic light at the corner of New Imus Road, which is only approximately 50 meters away from the approach of the flyover.

Vehicles from the south would also experience similar problem when they reach the entrance of barangay Hipodromo and at the Mindanao Drive, the road going to Cebu Business Park, because several vehicles are turning left in that road.

“It would not be good transportation policy to limit these movements due to the creation of the flyover since transportation must complement land use and vice versa,” the CITOM Board members said.

CITOM officials also explained that even with the construction of flyover projects in Gorordo Avenue, the vehicles coming out from the flyover and going to the south will also experience traffic upon reaching the corner of Cardinal Rosales Avenue and another at the corner of Gorordo and Maxilom Avenues.

“It is also important to note that pedestrian crossing to the Colegio dela Inmaculada Concepcion will be very hazardous considering the uncontrolled movement of vehicles using the flyover. Hence the proposed flyovers will not be only extremely inefficient compared to its cost but will also be the wrong solution,” Jakosalem said.

According to the CITOM officials, the arguments of DPWH that the money has already been secured and must be spent is a disservice to taxpayers who have a right to expect their money to be spent correctly for projects that are beneficial and will promote, not hamper, development.

Jakosalem said the Carreta flyover will have a better chance of succeeding only if they widen M.J. Cuenco - Mabolo first.

He added that while DPWH officials assured they would widen the roadsides of the flyovers, the DPWH failed to comply with their promise to widen the roadsides of the flyover project in Archbishop Reyes Avenue-Escario Street in barangay Luz. —(FREEMAN)