LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN – Another crowd drawing component of the Capitol Complex redevelopment program will have its test run this August.
Gov. Ramon Guico III will lead local government officials in the test run of the interactive fountain which is expected to draw record crowd.
In May 1, a big crowd gathered at the complex to witness a test run of the reflecting pool.
This as improvements at the Capitol grounds are expected to be finished at the end of the year, said Provincial Engineer Amadeo Veras. “(Completion rate) of Phase II is 62.39%,” said the engineer.
The governor also said that there is a need for efficiency in government transactions and that can be realized with the construction of the 11-storey government center/tower that will house all provincial and line agencies offices.
The construction has actually kicked off with the demolition of the former Provincial Training Center 1.
This has prompted the relocation of the Provincial Legal Office to the Finance building. Offices that will be relocated are the Family Court at the Legislative building and the Land Registration Authority to the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) complex.
The Philippine Veterans Affairs and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples offices are planned to be temporarily relocated in the vacant stalls at the back of Palaris building while a proposed relocation site for the office of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines has been identified.
Engr. Veras, meanwhile, encouraged the public to be patient with the inconvenience caused by the construction of the drainage system which will not only benefit Lingayen town but the entire province as well.
The Capitol Complex will have pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, an intelligent traffic light system, open spaces, improved WIFI and other structures of global standards.
The projects have the needed permits before implementation like the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Ruby F. Rayat with report from Eira Gorospe/PIMRO
