SAMAL ISLAND (MindaNews / 20 July) – The Rodriguez family, operator of resorts in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to review the “wrong alignment” of t…
SAMAL ISLAND – The Rodriguez family, operator of resorts in the Island Garden City of Samal , asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to review the “wrong alignment” of the multi-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector as the current landing point on the Samal side would “kill” the Paradise Reef.
The landing point of the SIDC project, also known as the Davao City-Samal Bridge, is situated on the coast of Costa Marina Beach Resort, which is adjacent to Paradise Island Park & Beach Resort in Barangay Caliclic, Babak District of Samal Island.The Paradise Reef is a 300-meter contiguous reef situated on the coast of Costa Marina and Paradise Island.
She said they hope the new administration will have the government consultant – Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd. – reconsider the project design and study the viability of an alternative land portion of the bridge project on the Samal side. The marine biologist said the reef might die over a period of three or four years once dredging activities start.“From the point of view of simple preservation, we cannot destroy this reef and that needs to be communicated to this country, once and for all. Other scientists have said, ‘it will die.’ It’s just a matter of when. That’s all we’re trying to do, we’re trying to prevent this inevitable outcome if you put the landing point over there,” he said.
“The proposed project will link the existing road networks of Davao City and IGACOS enhancing the economic activity in both cities. The benefits of the project include a resilient and solid transportation, access to education, employment and business opportunities as well as other services the two cities can and will offer,” it said.
“Just to be very clear, we do not oppose the bridge. In fact, we are for the bridge. What we are requesting is for the realignment of the bridge. In fact, the family has chosen a site, which is right after the Bridgeport which we were going to donate for the bridge,” she said.
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