Cordova launches eGwen Avenue, roro port

A PROPOSED “eGwen Avenue” was one of the P150 million worth of ongoing and completed projects inaugurated yesterday in Cordova town.

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who led the inauguration of the projects, said the avenue named after her would be the widest highway in Mactan Island when completed.

EGwen Avenue, which is 535 meters long and 30 meters wide, will be the access road for Cordova’s new roll-on roll off (roro) Port and Provincial Reclamation Project.

The roro port in sitio Camolinas, barangay Poblacion will serve passengers from Bohol province. .

Lite Shipping Co. promised to provide a roro vessel once the port starts operating within the year.

Last month, Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said that work was in progress in Phase 1 of the town’s 132-hectare reclamation project in Mactan Island.

Phase 1 would cover 10 hectares and cost about P80 million. Sitoy said they would look for commercial investments once this is completed.

Engineer Adolfo Quiroga, Provincial Planning and Development Officer, earlier said the province amended the Environmental Compliance Certificate for the reclamation area extending it from 10 hectares to 20 hectares.

Sitoy with Quiroga and Governor Garcia met last June to discuss the Cordoval reclamation project.

At the time, Sitoy said they were processing permits and clearances for other areas of the 132 hectares to be reclaimed.

The other projects inaugurated yesterday include classrooms in the Cordova Public College in barangay Gabi and the Cordova National High School in barangay Day-as.

A senior citizen’s building, a birthing center and a public comfort room were also inaugurated yesterday. Correspondent CArmel Loise Matus