Osmeña Continues Fight for BRT Project
“I’ve been fighting for BRT, I will always fight for Cebu.” Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said during a press conference this morning.
The Bus Rapid Transit project has already been approved by the World Bank, the President, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the French Government.
The government will be purchasing new buses for this project. BRT will be implemented next year before elections and this will prioritize college students.
When asked on his comment about an earlier post in the social media account of Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino’s “BRT is just a waste of money,” Osmeña quoted as saying “Ask him to pay for the commitment fees.
“He’s proposing a 150 billion-peso project to replace a 15 billion-peso project. If he has 150 billion pesos why don’t they buy more right of way…..mas maayo atong gamiton nang kwarta, we will buy the right of way and widen all the road so that we have a BRT lane and we have extra lanes.” Mayor Osmeña pointed out.
“One day the Cebuanos will have to make their own move, I did my share.” he added. (Cebu City PIO/Jocelou Deborah Camantigue/Cebu City PIO CNU Communication Intern)
