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Iloilo’s first flyover, the Infante flyover, is nearing its completion. Located at the intersection of General Luna and Infante Sts., the flyover is meant to help ease the traffic problem in this part of the city.
The flyover was slated to be completed by the end of September but unfortunately it was moved to early October due to persistent rainfall. Left unfinished are the concrete “ramps” of both approaches of the flyover and the road widening at its sides.
A concern that was brought up recently was the absence of street lights in the planning of the flyover. Fortunately, Globe Telecom has offered to provide the lighting for the project.
The Infante flyover is reported to cost P400M. The money will not come from the city’s coffers since it is part of the nationally-funded “Bridge Program” of the President, which aims to build similar flyovers all around the country. After the completion of the Infante flyover, another flyover (also included under the “President’s Bridge Program”) will also be built along Diversion Road in Mandurriao.
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Shaking head in here. That’s all I can see and say.
Well…i might come there next year. And I will look around the city, and see what’s good to see in there. Alrighty.
Ang kuryente daw sa pansit nga naga kinabit kabit. Law-ay tulokon. Tani ila man ina nga tadlungon nu! Thank You!
Btw, underground electrical wiring is not available?
very inspiring ang mga pix! daw mapuli nagid ko!
Ok lang man gali gua niya. It’s good that they will widen the road near the approach of the flyover to compensate for the 2 lanes that the flyover occupied.
But I still think it’s overpriced. P400M? That’s even more than the cost for the proposed 8 storey city hall.
Kagamo tulokon sang mga kuryente nga naga kalabit. It should had been done underground. Safer and neat.
damu pa kamu riklamo ginakay o na gani…
ok lang na sa akon. what’s a few more weeks? at least our traffic woes going to and from molo will be eased.
chymera…was that flyover really worth P 400M? If it’s true…my golly! grabe naman na ka over price! usually amo na na klase na flyover mga 40-80M (at most) lang. Kita ko sa iban flyover project sa iban lugar indi man mao na ang presyo. Basi naman 40M lang ang tuod na presyo, typo-error lang ang extra zero heheheh!
it is said by the contractor that the flyover is worth P400M because of its steel structure. And I’ve heard on the news during the interview that it is an imported and modern type of flyover which is steel which is more costly compared to concrete ones. GOOD day to all!!
Yep, the steel structure had to be imported from the U.K.
wow !! daad amo na nga klase ginpatindog sa MINNESOTA sa ila bridge puro steel indi pa maguba..
congrats ILOILO ga asenso na gid man amat amat lang..
Just returned from Iloilo 9/26/07. Although well intended, the flyover currently appears to be poorly planned and further contributes to traffic congestion in the immediate area. I heard the flyover is supposedly going to be used for PRIVATE vehicles leaving ALL public utility vehicles to funnel through single lanes (travelling towards Iloilo City and Molo). At this time, jeepneys are stopping in the single lanes to pickup passengers creating serious traffic concerns and vehicles are driving on the sidewalks (there are no shoulders) to get around traffic. The City really needs to address this problem and conduct traffic studies prior to the completion of this project. Also has anyone considered the drainage/flooding problems in the area?
congrats sa mga kasimanwa ko regarding fly over.material fr.uk.oks.na oks.
Well, the flyover isn’t finished. It is expected that the traffic situation right now will be worse because the fly over is impassable yet. I don’t think they will not allow public PUJ to passover the flyover, it would defeat the purpose of building the flyover in the first place.
I’m not sure how General Luna Street came about. It’s a beautifully-designed boulevard with a tree-studded, landscaped median island, wide verges and good pedestrian-friendly sidewalks. General Luna gives Iloilo a wonderful graciousness that is lacking in so many Philippine cities. It’s one of Iloilo City’s great assets. The Infante flyover is a horrible, ugly monstrosity desecrating the boulevard. Now even the verges separating the road from the sidewalks are being torn up. Now I read that a Jalandoni flyover is planned. That should complete the destruction of Gen. Luna. Very sad.
am happy to see the improvement in my hometown, nag nami na gd. peru mas maayo kung gin palaba pa ang fly over like mula xa john b. lackson pakad2 xa atrium. and it is possible kay lapad man ang alagyan.
one thing is that this improvement help for the convenience to each ilonganon in terms of transportation. when i was in skul in USA i pass there in diversion road and so traffic. i had dream to have a fly over. yet it will come true last year of building this 1st fly over. xa mga kasimanwa kuh, halongan kag d pag higkuan ang aton nga fly over para madugangan ang aton infra structure para ma inspire pa ang aton government official nga mag planuh sang parehas sini nga proyekto.
reagards,
ilongga nga taga villa
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