Implementation of #BRT project will involve 9.3 hectares for stops, terminals #Cebu THE Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City will need a total of 9.3 hectares for bus stops, stations and terminals. This is based on the final report of the Social Impact Assessment-Resettlement Plan for the SRP that Woodfields Consultancy Inc. submitted to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). In the report, Woodfields said the 9.3 hectares will be used for the four components of the BRT project: a terminal in Bulacao will occupy 13,524 square meters; 12 median stations will need 52,809 square meters; the depot, 27,415 square meters; and bus stops from Ayala to Talamban will take up an aggregate of 176 square meters. About 70 percent or 6.63 hectares of the lots that will be affected are owned by private individuals and entities. They are classified as esidential, mixed residential and commercial, purely commercial, industrial and institutional. The acquisition of private property would cost P620.5 million based on the current zonal valuation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Houses The Woodfields report states that 243 structures are standing on the 9.3 hectares. There are also fences and parking lots. Of the 243 structures, nine are purely residential, and mixed commercial and residential. On the assumption that all the 69 households would be relocated, Woodfields said the Cebu City Government has identified two resettlement sites—one is in the mountain barangay of Sinsin and the other is in Barangay Labangon. Based on the estimates they made, Woodfields said the total resettlement cost for the 69 households, including land acquisition and land development, will reach P110.683 million. To ensure the smooth acquisition of road-right-of-way (RROW) for the BRT, Woodfields recommended that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) take on the task. “The Cebu BRT corridor sits on national roads throughout the 16 kilometers. National roads are under the jurisdiction of DWPH. This agency is charged by law to undertake land acquisition to expand national roads,” the Woodfields report states. It says the relocation of affected households should be the responsibility of the City Government. It says the RROW acquisition can also be delegated to the City, but the DPWH has to give its consent. As for the arrangement for land acquisition and resettlement, the consultancy firm said a National Policy Steering Committee should be formed to finalize the matter. The full report of Woodfields on social impact assessment and resettlement plan for the BRT is posted in the DOTC website. The BRT is a project of the National Government through the DOTC. It is expected to be up and running by 2017. The project cost P10.6 billion and will be funded by the Agence Francaise de Development and the World Bank, through the Clean Technology Fund. Via Sunstar Cebu
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:12:40 +0000
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