ICYMI: A Chinese firm that previously expressed interest to take on the revival of the intraisland Panay Railways recently reiterated its desire to restore the defunct railway system to its former glory.
PRI and CRIG previously signed an MOU on March 18, 2017, but it expired in 2019, Capellan said.
A draft of a new MOU would require the CRIG to fund and conduct a feasibility study for the railway system. The study would include provisions to extend the existing 117-kilometer train system between the cities of Iloilo in Iloilo province and Roxas in Capiz province to Barangay Caticlan in Malay, Aklan province, the jump-off point to the island-resort of Boracay.
CRIG will conduct the study for three months after the MOU signing. A report of the study will be submitted to the Investment Coordination Committee of the National Economic and Development Authority. Like in the previous MOU, the new pact will be valid for two years, with an option to renew upon agreement, said Capellan.
“My worry with the houses [on the old railway sites] is that there are many. I think they are around 1,000 to 1,500. If they are to be relocated, there would be a lot of people we need to look for relocation sites for,” he said last week.He added: “I will suggest that if they continue the railways, it should be outside the city. Like abroad, you go to one place, leave your car, and ride the railways. Here, you ride the jeep, go to [the railways], and head out,” he said.
He said the city now has an efficient public transport and road systems that could connect to the railway to be constructed outside the city.
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