Tuesday, October 02, 2007 Plan to build north-bound terminal stalled anew By Gil Alfredo B. Severino
THE plan to build a north-bound terminal somewhere in Barangay Bata, Bacolod may not push through.
Councilor Jun Gamboa, chair of the City Coucil committee on transportation, revealed that the prospected lot along Bata-Circumferential area has already been leased by a private citizen.
Gamboa, however, won’t reveal the name of this private citizen as well as the purpose for the land.
Last year, Councilor Dindo Ramos had announced to the public that one way to decongest traffic along Mandalagan area is to build a north-bound terminal.
Ramos also announced to the public that the City Government has already spotted the potential lot to realize the plan of building a north-bound terminal.
But since it already has an owner, Gamboa said the City will have to look for another venue and this will take time again.
On the other hand, Gamboa also announced Monday that Robinsons’ management in Manila is now scrutinizing the plan to construct an escalator in the pedestrian flyover located in front of the Robinsons’ Bacolod.
If plans push through, the upper portion of the pedestrian flyover will be converted into a sari-sari store commercial area serviced by an escalator, Gamboa said.
