Two flyovers will soon rise in Bacolod City in order to help ease the heavy traffic experienced during peak hours. The two flyovers proposed are to be located at the Lacson – B.S. Aquino junction and Lacson – Burgos junction.
Lacson Street is a main thoroughfare in Bacolod City where north bound vehicles pass by everyday. The B.S. Aquino drive is where two major hospitals are located and buses coming from the North Ceres Terminal pass by.
The road network in Bacolod City is one of the best in the country and current traffic is not really that worse compared to other urban centers. However, at the rate of economic development and real estate boom that Bacolod City is experiencing, it is anticipated that heavy traffic will soon become a problem.
The Lacson – B.S. Aquino flyover will be constructed first since boring tests are currently conducted at Lacson St. The flyover is part of the Mega Bridges for Urban and Rural Development Project of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and funded by the national government. The project was approved by the President on October 29, 2006 at a cost of P250 million for each flyover. The success of the Lacson-B.S. Aquino flyover will be the basis of whether to construct another flyover.
Would there ever be a flyover between Villa Estefania and Country Homes ???
It has been so long that the construction is so solid that no machine could ever break the road.
Flyovers in Bacolod?.. Are these under construction already? IMHO, I reckon the city government should focus more on traffic discipline…
When I came here to Manila, I was kinda “culture-shocked” by the way people drive here… But when I went home there.. (2006). I was terrified, jeeps stopping everywhere, no lane discipline among motorists, tricycles permitted on major roads…. not to mention the trisikads that constantly pop out of nowhere… with nary a reflector whatsoever.
This from a guy who grew up in Bacolod. Having said that, the streets are in terrible condition as well particularly those around the Shopping area… cracks, potholes.. I wonder who’s in charge and what’s he doing with the money?… hmmmm…