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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Arroyo wants Mabalacat spur road implemented
By Reynaldo G. Navales
MABALACAT -- Mabalacat Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales on Tuesday said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked Edgardo Pamintuan, chairman of the Subic-Clark Area Development Council (SCAD) to pursue the implementation of the Mabalacat-Clark Spur Road.
Morales, who met with President Arroyo on Monday in Malacañang, said the President gave an assurance that the vital link to the multi-million peso Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (SCTEP) will be constructed in an effort to develop areas in Barangay Mabiga.
Morales thanked President Arroyo for the gesture.
Morales earlier threatened to stop construction of the SCTEP unless the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) pursue its plans to build the Mabalacat-Clark Spur Road.
Morales said construction of the Mabalacat-Clark Spur Road had been stopped by the Japanese construction firm Hazama-aisei-Nippon Steel Joint Venture and its sub-contractors for no apparent reason.
“The BCDA is reneging from its commitment to construct the vital roadway,” said Morales.
“If BCDA will not construct Mabalacat-Clark Spur Road, we will be compelled to stop construction of the SCTEP because there is also a possibility that other connecting roads and bridges promised in Concepcion will not be constructed,” said Morales.
(September 6, 2006 issue)
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