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Thursday, April 27, 2017
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DUMAGUETE City – The road that connects barangays Junob, Cantil-e and Bajumpandan in the outskirts of this city is seen to be completed soon.
Two homeowners finally agreed to cede a portion of their properties to the government.
While already open, the four-lane Junob-Cantil-e-Bajumpandan diversion road project hit a snag in previous years after the homeowners refused to move their fences, posing a threat to road users.
But Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo finally made arrangements with the homeowners, allowing the contractor, Phil South, to complete the road, Information Officer Dems Rey Demecillo said on Wednesday.
The Mangacop family agreed to have their fence demolished on Monday after learning that other homeowners, Oscar and Rosario Yutangco-Torres, decided to donate a portion of their property to the city, said Demecillo.
But the Torres family asked that city hall build them a new fence and wait until it is cured before the old fence that was jutting out the road is removed.
The Mangacop family received payment for the property on which their fence sat in 2014. The city government assessed the lot’s market value, Demecillo said.
Remollo supervised the demolition of the fence of the Mangacop family on Monday, with Engr. Perlie Moreno of the Department of Public Works and Highways – Negros Island Region and a PhilSouth representative present.
The mayor hopes the new road, which provides an alternative route for those travelling to and from the city, will help ease the traffic flow at the heart of Dumaguete.
The diversion road is part of a multimillion-peso project that will connect this capital city to the adjacent Sibulan, Negros Oriental, and aims to decongest traffic for those heading north from outside Dumaguete. (PNA)
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