GUICADALE ECONOMIC

PLATFORM:

Guicadale Roads Project

GUICADALE

PLATFORM PROJECT

GUINOBATAN

CAMALIG

DARAGALEGAZPI CITY

GUINOBATAN

CAMALIG

DARAGALEGAZPI CITY

Brief Description of the Project

The GUICADALE Platform is the principal

physical framework component of the central

economic growth strategy for Albay. Development of the continguous upland areas of

Camalig, Jovellar, Daraga and Legazpi City into a new

suburban sprawl surrounding/interconnecting the Bicol

International Airport , South Central Station and

Resettlement sites.

Instrument for spatial integration of Albay and Sorsogon

into a common economy resulting in a bigger domestic

market which could justify more investments

Principal geostrategic intervention for disaster risk

reduction by expand areas for

residential, commercial, industrial growth that is safer from

disaster risks

AMORE

RESETTLEMENT

(Tagaytay – Baligang – Taladong –

Comun – Inarado – Gapo – de la Paz

– Dinoronan –Peñafrancia)

TOTAL LENGTH – 12 Kms

PROJECT COST – 89.9 M

(Peñafrancia – Gabawan –

Estanza)TOTAL LENGTH – 4 Kms

PROJECT COST – 37.2 M

(Marquez Street – Puro)

TOTAL LENGTH – 2.9 Kms

PROJECT COST –27.0 M

(Puro-Lamba-Maslog-

Taysan)

TOTAL LENGTH – 7.5 Kms.

PROJECT COST – 56.5 M

(Taysan – Homapon)

TOTAL LENGTH – 3.3 Kms

PROJECT COST –24.8 M(Homapon-Mariawa-

Talahib- Bascaran)

TOTAL LENGTH – 4.7 Kms

PROJECT COST – 44.2 M

(Bascaran-Burgos-Mabini-

Kinawitan-Panoypoy)

TOTAL LENGTH – 6.1 Kms

PROJECT COST – 45.8 M

(Comun-Cotmon-Del

Rosario- Panoypoy)

TOTAL LENGTH – 11.2 Kms

PROJECT COST – 84.0 M

(Panoypoy-Florista-San

Isidro-White Deer-Quitinday)

TOTAL LENGTH – 14.9 Kms

PROJECT COST – 111.8 M

(Quitinday-Cabraran-Pariaan-

Iluluan-Mauraro)

TOTAL LENGTH – 9 Kms

PROJECT COST – 67.7 M

(Mauraro-Palanog-Bariw-

Tagaytay)

TOTAL LENGTH – 5.9 Kms

PROJECT COST –43.9 M

BICOL

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

BU

RESETTLEMENT

FVR

RESETTLEMENT

BANQUEROHAN

RESETTLEMENT

TAYSAN

RESETTLEMENT

BALDO

RESETTLEMENT

AMORE

RESETTLEMENT

PROPOSED REGIONAL

CENTER EXTENSION

ROAD TO DONSOL

South Central

Station

Critical Components of Guicadale

Economic Platform

Southern Luzon International Airport – ongoing

construction with total budget of P3.4bn from DOTC

PNR South Central Station – part of PNR

Southrail modernization, it is targeted to be located

at Comun, Camalig with spurs to Legazpi and

Matnog

Resettlement sites providing safe house and lots

to 10,076 families at risk to Mayon eruption and

lahar

New Regional Center - 76 hectare lot repossessed

being acquired by Albay Rrovince as site for

expanding regional offices of the national

government

Critical Components of Guicadale

Economic Platform

Guicadale Roads Project- the road

network consists of 17 road sections with

11 sections comprising the circumferential

road and 6 sections of the arterial roads

Camalig-Airport-Donsol Road- this replaces

the MCA project of Guinobatan-Jovellar-

Donsol Road and would optimize tourism

traffice to Donsol by cutting travel time esp

southbound road travellers while passing

through relatively underdeveloped upland

areas

Brief Description of the Guicadale

Roads Project

Guicadale Roads Project consists of a

circumferential road and new arterial roads

cascading to the urban centers of

Camalig, Jovellar, Daraga and Legazpi City

surrounding/interconnecting the Bicol

International Airport , South Central Station

and Resettlement sites.

The road network consists of 17 road sections

of which 11 sections comprise the

circumferential road and 6 sections comprise

the arterial roads.

PROJECT COST

P 1.262 Billion

TARGET BENEFICIARIES

187,314 persons (2007 projection)

PROJECT TIMETABLE

WITHIN 3 YEARS

Expected Benefits

Multiple and efficient access to the Bicol

International Airport.

New economic investment opportunities and

human activities.

Increased farm income through reduced

transport cost of agricultural produce and

farm inputs.

Improved living condition of the local

populace through the provision of safer

location for doing business and for raising

families as well as through better access to

health and welfare facilities.

EXPECTED BENEFITS (cont’d)

Safer relocation sites for victims of

calamities

Linked the agricultural areas to major

markets

Action requested from RDC V

Endorsement to appropriate government

agencies

Assistance in preparation of project pre-

feasibility study for the Guicadale Roads

Project

Endorsement of Guicadale Economic

Platform as provincial growth strategy