WOOW! 1.6 BILLION BICOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,INAASAHANG MATATAPOS NA SA 2020. PANOORIN
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda is lobbying the he Department of Transportation (DOTr) to allow the construction of Bicol International Airport in Daraga tafter it was put on hold despite President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s approval.
Salceda said DOTr’s non-issuance of notice to proceed for the construction of the P4.8-billion international airport has been delayed again and might not be completed in the next three years target of the government.
“During the budget hearing we will know why it was delayed again because there was a “notice of award” but no “notice to proceed”. The notice of award was issued on March 1,” Salceda said.
President Duterte led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bicol International Airport on December 2016 where he vowed to finish the construction within three years “without corruption.”
Since the inception of Bicol International Airport, the government spent at least P1.6 billion for the acquisition of lands and the construction of a 2.1-kilometer runway. The airport is located at Barangay Alobo in Daraga town and lies in a 148-hectare area with a 2,100-meter runway strip. It will be equipped with night landing capability and take-off facilities, control tower, passenger and cargo terminal, car park, fire station, and other modern facilities.
