THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) announced that the procurement of civil works for the construction of the New Cebu International Container Port Project (NCICPP) in Tayud, Consolacion is “underway.”
“If the schedule will come as planned, the groundworks will finally begin in August 2021,” CPA said in a press statement. CPA also revealed this during the 160th Maritime Forum of the Maritime League on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
Engr. Romel Pegarom, acting manager of CPA’s Planning and Monitoring Division, said during his presentation that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) targets to award the project in July 2021 and that the groundbreaking is scheduled on Aug. 16, 2021.