A public hearing on the proposed flyover projects in Bacolod City will be conducted by the Committee on Public Works chaired by Bacolod Councilor Roberto Rojas Tuesday, Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson said yesterday.

Rojas said the public hearing will be conducted on the resolutions proposed by Councilors Catalino Alisbo, Celia Flor and Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and the Sangguniang Panlungsod resolution passed in 2007 endorsing the flyover projects at the junction of Lacson-Burgos streets and Lacson-B.S. Aquino Drive.

Sayson said Alisbo has proposed a resolution requesting Mayor Evelio Leonardia to commission the Department of Architecture and Fine Arts of La Consolacion College to make further studies on the construction of the flyover at Lacson-Burgos streets.

He said Flor and Batapa-Sigue also authored another resolution proposing the transfer of the flyover to other areas in the city instead of one at Lacson-Burgos streets.

Both believe that the junction of Lacson-Burgos streets is not conducive for a flyover, Sayson said.

He noted that the roads along Lacson-Burgos streets are quite narrow for a flyover, unlike the area along Lacson-B.S. Aquino Drive which is wider, he said.

He also said a flyover at Lacson-Burgos streets might contribute to the traffic problem instead of alleviating it, as there is also a hospital located in the area.

On the other hand, there was no opposition from the SP regarding the proposed flyover project at Lacson-B.S. Aquino Drive, he said.

The construction of the two flyovers in Bacolod will be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways Presidents Bridge Program after incurring much savings in building bridges in far-flung remote areas in the country, based on the DPWH website.*CGS

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