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Construction of the P336.115-million San Fernando port project in Cebu is expected to be completed by May 2023
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The dilapidated port will be demolished to make way for a new roll-on/roll-off facility
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The San Fernando Port is expected to cater to vessels plying routes from the town going to ports in Bohol and headed to Camiguin before finally stopping at harbors in Misamis Oriental
The P336.115-million San Fernando port project in Cebu is now under construction and expected to be completed in May 2023, Cebu Port Authority (CPA) general manager Leonilo Miole told PortCalls.
After three failed biddings, CPA last November awarded the contract to construct to WTG Construction and Development Corp.
CPA earlier said groundwork and construction on the project in Brgy. Poblacion, San Fernando would start in January 2022.
The contract involves demolishing the existing dilapidated port and constructing a new roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) facility in its place.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will fund the project. Once complete, the facility will form part of the DOTr’s Central Spine Ro-Ro Route Project.
The San Fernando Port project is expected to cater to vessels plying routes from the town to Tubigon and Jagna ports in Bohol, to the municipalities of Mambajao and Mahinog in Camiguin and then finally stopping at harbors in Balingoan and Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental.
CPA last year also awarded the P508-million Pier 5 project at Cebu baseport, which had been scheduled to begin in March 2021 and completed by May 2022.
In addition, CPA in November last year inaugurated the completed P989-million port expansion project at Berths 7 to 10 of Cebu baseport. – Roumina Pablo
