Project Details: Located in the tropical climate zone, the Philippines is hit by typhoons that are born in the Pacific Ocean annually. In addition, Iloilo City and its outlying areas, stretching over low and flat land, are vulnerable to large-scale flooding and mudslide disasters frequently during the rainy season. Every year, the flooding problem in Iloilo causes millions of pesos in damages and unfavorable investment competitiveness.
Jaro Floodway
Iloilo Flood Control Project Map. Photo from www.iloiloguimarassummit.com
The Iloilo Flood Control Project is the long-term solution to the perennial flooding in the city and outlying areas. It also aims to improve living environments and sanitary conditions of local residents, and consequently help develop the regional economy, by setting in place disaster prevention civil works in the state of Iloilo on Panay Island. With a budget of P4.3B, it is the largest infrastructure investment Iloilo City has ever received. The project is due for completion in 2009
Construction of Jaro Floodway. Photo from www.iloiloguimarassummit.com
Project Details
Stage II (On-going)
Component 1
- Package 1
Construction of Jaro Floodway (4.75km) including four bridges (344m in total) from Aganan, Pavia to Brgy Balabago-Bito-on, one hydraulic structure, five drainage outlets, and two invert siphons
Improvement of Tigum River (2.90km) including one bridge (105m) and 17 drainage outlets
Improvement of Aganan River (3.88km) including one bridge (105m), one hydraulic structure, and 15 drainage outlets
The contractor, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd. (Korea) - Package 2
Improvement of Iloilo River (4km) including one bridge (114m), riverside park improvement, and 12 drainage outlets
Improvement of Upper Ingore Creek (2.96km) including seven box culverts
Improvement of Jaro River Mouth (5.63km) including one box culvert at Ingore, outlet structure for Ingore diversion, and 13 drainage outlets
Contract Package 2 is under contract with ChinaInternational Water & Electrical Corporation (China)
Construction of Carpenters Bridge
Construction of Road from Carpenters Bridge to Diversion Road
- Package 3
Development of Sooc Relocation Site, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Upgrading of Access Road to Kasadyahan Relocation Site in Brgy. Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo (completed) - Package 4
Development of 25-30 hectare property/land that will be purchased by the Iloilo City Government
Component II
- Assistance in the resettlement of project Affected Families (PAFs) including the preparation of the livelihood program for the PAFs.
- Information Education Campaign on flood control and the prevention of illegal waste disposal into the waterways
- Study on the sediment condition in the upper basin (Watershed management study –formulation of watershed management plan)
- Study on the improvement plan of the solid waste management program specifically for project sustainability
hi would you happen to know the distance between bitoon bridge and balantang bridge?
iloilo Flood control costs several billions of pesos, i wud like to ask if its planners were able to think about including a component project which will store fresh water for potable use?? dpwh boasts that it will help facilitate drain precious fresh water to the sea, how irresponsible to say that… do u realize that our city has no water ???
everytime i look for an update about this IFCP…wala update..same article…same comment…sa indiano pa “same same”…hasta na lang pagbalik ni frank amo man guihapon. for me before more development…new infrastructure…coming of investment…believe me this will not be avoided and all of this projects wil be of no use. back to zero..tsero.
Please update!!!!!
Positive reading lang no positive result. “Due for Completion on 2010″. 2011 na.
When did the IFCP opened/started to provide another avenue for freshwater?
i heard this project costs about 120 millions as loan…very high. actually solutions which much lower costs and multipurposes functions could have been considered. Having park where water can be stored during flood period and where people can have much leisure at normal time would benefit people more. As Iloilo does not have much water sources, rain water should not flow to sea quickly. i am not if people were much involved in planning of this project.
and i said that someone give you a misleading information..
as 120 million basi consultants fee plang kulang na ina. pamangkot ka bla anay sa DPWH pra mabal-an mo kung pila gid price sang loan.
or basi kay Fajardo (panay news) mo nakuha ina. ahayyyyy GOD BLESS YOU nlang