EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES _)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B.NO. 3528

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE EMMARIE “LOLYPOP” OUANO-
DIZON

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRI-LEVEL
INTERCHANGE ALONG M.C. BRIONES STREET CORNER U.N.
AVENUE, MANDAUE CITY, PROVINCE OF CEBU AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks the construction of a Tri-Level Interchange along M.C. Briones
Street corner U.N. Avenue, Mandaue City, Province of Cebu.

According to initial results of a study conducted by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the unresolved traffic congestion in
Metro Cebu has resulted in at least a billion pesos in economic l day. Cebu
continues to suffer from the worsening traffic problem, and road congestion has been
identified as one of the major problems in the bustling metropolis. According to a
study, at least a hundred and thirty-two million pesos worth of man-hours was
wasted daily due to traffic congestion.

This problem is apparent in the area along M.C. Briones Street and United
Nations Avenue (U.N. Avenue) in Mandaue City. U.N. Avenue is a major
thoroughfare which connects to the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, the second bridge
linking the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and the City of Lapu-Lapu
and the Municipality of Cordova. This part of Mandaue City has some of the worst
traffic in Metro Cebu and is a traffic chokepoint as this is a major connecting point

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not only to the Mactan Island but also to the North and South of Cebu. The usual
commute that normally takes ten to fifteen minutes within the city now stretches up
to an hour or more. The existing road infrastructure simply cannot cope with the
growing number of vehicles.

Furthermore, with the expansion of the MCIA and the influx of tourists,
coupled with the traffic volume towards this area, these factors all lead to the
imperative need for this tri-level interchange to alleviate the monstrous traffic
congestion that has affected all sectors of society.

In light of this, the construction of this project is needed to help decongest
traffic along M.C. Briones Street corner U.N. Avenue in Mandaue City.

In view thereof, approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

EMMARIE/LOL iP” OUANO-DIZON

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No._ 3228

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE EMMARIE “LOLYPOP” OUANO-
DIZON

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE TRI-LEVEL INTERCHANGE ALONG M.C.
BRIONES STREET CORNER U.N. AVENUE, MANDAUE CITY,
PROVINCE OF CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. There shall be constructed under the supervision of the Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH), a Tri-Level Interchange along M.C. Briones
Street comer U.N. Avenue, Mandaue City, Province of Cebu.

Section 2. The amount necessary to defray the cost of construction of this project
and other activities related thereto shall be included in the General Appropriations
Act (GAA). Thereafter, the DPWH Secretary shall include in the Department’s
program the completion of construction of said project, the funding of which shall
be included in the GAA of the year following the approval of this Act.

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Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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