The Regional Development Council (RDC 11) has endorsed eight projects in the Infrastructure Flagship Project (IFP) list in Davao Region amounting to P338.9 billion.
Davao de Oro governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, who is also the chairman of RDC 11, shared on his Facebook account that RDC 11 will be pushing for these big-ticket infrastructure projects that are under the Duterte administration in Davao Region.
The P28.265B Davao City Coastal Road Project including Bucana Bridge, which is ongoing and with financing scheme thru General Appropriation Act (GAA) and Official Development Assistance (ODA) involves the construction of an 18.21-km road with a four-lane facility and a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour (kph), from Bago Aplaya to R. Castillo.
The ongoing P46.805B Davao City Bypass project has an approximate 44.6KM length, including the tunnel section, which will start from Davao-Digos section of the Pan Philippine Highway in Toril, Davao City and will terminate intersecting the Davao-Agusan National Highway in Panabo City.
The ongoing P23.040B (ODA) Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) project will cross Pakiputan Strait to connect Davao City and Samal Island.
The P81.686B (ODA) Mindanao Railway Project-Tagum-Davao-Digos (MRP-TDD) segment, which is also ongoing, is expected to reduce travel time from Tagum City, Davao del Norte to Digos City, Davao del Sur from 3.5 hours to 1.3 hours once it starts operating in 2022.
Also ongoing is the P18.600B (ODA) Davao Public Transport Modernization (DPTM), which aims to introduce a modern bus systemin Davao City to replace current Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJ).
There’s also the ongoing P20.314B (ODA) Safe Philippines Project Phase 1 (for Region 11 and NCR) wherein the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will provide 18 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila and Davao City with integrated operations and command centers and a remote back-up data center.
Meanwhile, the P80.651B Davao City Expressway, which is not yet started and still up for National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board-Investment Coordination Committee (NB-ICC) approval is divided into three phases. Phase 1 is located within Davao City and extends along the Davao River, which is an elevated viaduct and generally in the north-south direction while Phase2 is located in the north of Davao City and close to the edge of the city and extends along the existing Carlos P. Garcia National Highway Phase 2 also is an elevated viaduct and in the east-west direction. Phase 3 is located in the western mountainous area of Davao City.
Lastly is the unsolicited P39.524B Davao International Airport Modernization-Public Private Partnership (PPP), which is not yet started and still up for Swiss challenge, which is a method of bidding, often used in public projects, in which an interested party initiates a proposal for a contract or the bid for a project.
