QC allocates P780 M for road development projects

The Quezon City government has allocated P780 million for its road widening and improvement program, bringing to over P4.6 billion the total amount invested in the development of infrastructure in the city.

To ensure the smooth implementation of the projects, Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. had directed secretary to the mayor and Novaliches District Center officer-in-charge Tadeo Palma to remove all illegal structures encroaching or creating bottlenecks on many thoroughfares.

The first areas to be cleared was Sitio Mendez road in Barangay Baesa, which had previously been occupied by informal settlers. The road is now open to motorists.

Also benefiting in the clearing operation is an urban poor community that were awarded lots way back in 1992, but unable to occupy their properties because of the presence of informal settlers.

A major route is also undergoing construction in District 2 to enable motorists to travel from Mapayapa Village to the Commission on Audit building along Commonwealth Avenue in just 10 minutes instead of the usual 30-minute travel time.

Belmonte has also approved the development of the new Batasan Civic Center on a city-owned property fronting the Batasan complex. The fist phase of the development involves the construction of the a new two-storey police station and branch campus for the city-run Quezon City Polytechnic University.

Central Avenue, which traverses Visayas Avenue and Commonwealth and the IBP road, which connects East Avenue to North Avenue, are also included in the road development project.

Central Avenue will be transformed into a four-lane thoroughfare.