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Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol Project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.
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Tugade confident Bicol Int l Airport completed within the year
Published May 14, 2021 10:57am
Bicol International Airport under construction (FILE PHOTO) Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has assured the public that construction works at the Bicol International Airport will be completed within the year. In a statement on Friday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tugade led the inspection of infrastructure projects in Bicol on May 13. The first stop of the inspection, it said, is the Bicol International Airport (BIA), of which construction works are 24/7 since last year on Tugade’s directive. The Transportation chief said the DOTr and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), under Director General Jim Sydiongco, will be pushing for the nonstop construction works at the airport to meet its target completion date within the year.
(Photo from DOTr)
To ensure that big-ticket infrastructure projects in the region remain on track, Secretary Tugade visited Albay Thursday, May 13 to lead a series of inspections with other DOTr and local government officials.
The first stop of the scheduled inspections was the much-awaited BIA, of which construction works have been going 24/7 since last year on the directive of Tugade.
The transportation chief said the DOTr and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) under Director General Jim Sydiongco will be pushing for the comtinued construction of the airport so that it would meet its target completion date within 2021.