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Table 4. Past and Future Traffic Demand in Metro Cebu, 1979-2010
1979 1992 2000 2010
Person trips (000)
Private 111 347 583 901
Public 1029 1346 1728 2309
Total 1139 1695 2311 3210
Annual growth rate 3.05 3.89 3.29
Selected sections
(person trips in 000)
Talisay_-.ebu 35 61 85
Cebu-Mandaue 51 110 159
Mandaue-Consolacion 25 55 82
Mactan-Mainland 17 36 58
Road congestion ratio
Talisay-Cebu 1.18 2.03 2.83
Cebu_Mandaue 0.64 1.38 1.99
Mandaue-Consolacion 1.25 2.75 ' 4.10
Mactan-Mainland 0.86 1.8 2.90
Assumptions
Population (000) 1,274 1,712 2,301
Trip maker (000) 956 1,284 1,726
Trip rate per trip maker 1.68 1.8 1.86
Private vehicles (000) 65 110 170
Source:JICA/RDC VII (1994).
Water su_/y d/st__
As early as 1975, a metropolitan organization has been formed
to develop and manage water supply and distribution in Metro Cebum
the Metro Cebu Water District (MCqArD).The MCWD is tasked to
plan, design, construct, operate and maintain water works within areas
of Metro Cebu, namely, Cebu City, Talisay, Compostela, Liloan,
Consolacion, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City. Funding is sourced
through the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).
Recent studies (JICA/RDC VII 1994; David et al. 1998) show
that the water supply capacity of the MCWD at present isnot sufficient
for the growing number of urban population in the metropolis. Table
5 provides a picture of the current shortfall and the projected demand
and supply of urban water up to the year 2020 based on the identified
water projects during the period, especially the operation of the
Lusaran Dam.
The challenge for Metro Cebu, therefore, is how it will formulate
a long-term solution to the current and future water supply problem.
This will mean more projects that allow the development of other
alternative water sources, including the rehabilitation of non-