With its hefty price tag, it better work.
“Reynaldo Tagudando—director of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) office—said that the P560-million flood interceptor project in Blumentritt, Manila, designed to direct floodwaters from the northern part of Metro Manila to the Tondo area and then out to Manila Bay, is already 70.66% complete,” reports Jerry E. Esplanada in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The report noted: “Tagudando expressed confidence that the much-delayed major flood control project would be finished sometime in the ‘first quarter of 2015.'”
The report also revealed that “the five-phase project, which started in July last year has been delayed by right-of-way issues, changes in the design due to the presence of underground facilities belonging to utility firms like Maynilad Water Services and inclement weather conditions, among others.”
The flood interceptor, which is actually a water catchment, is 3.3 kilometers long, six meters wide, and three meters deep.
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