THE groundbreaking ceremony for the P25 billion Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX) project is scheduled for Sept. 8, 2023, in Barangay Babag.
This event will mark the beginning of construction works on the project, which is set to be operational by 2025.
Lapu-Lapu City Public Information Officer Mark Anthony Bautista said in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, Aug. 8, that the ceremony will start at 3 p.m.
The LLEX aims to solve the traffic congestion on Mactan island, particularly in Lapu-Lapu City, as it targets to serve about 50,000 vehicles per day.
It will be a four-lane, 12-kilometer toll road on Mactan Island.
LLEX will connect the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway which ends in Gabi, Cordova to the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City.
In his State of the City Address last July, Chan pledged to initiate work on the skyway project in September.
According to earlier news reports, the skyway project is projected to reduce traffic and cut travel time from Cebu City to MCIA.
Chan also said the expressway will be built at no cost to the City Government.
The skyway project will be developed under a joint venture agreement between the Lapu-Lapu City Government and its proponents Premium Megastructure Inc., Ulticon Builders Inc., and MTD Philippines Inc. (NPG)