New Legaspi Airport Draft FS - PPP Center

5.2.3 Development Option III
Option III provides a technical solution to the limitations present in Option I
and Option II. As it involves relocating to a new site, more flexibility is accorded
to the extent that the chosen site will allow. Option III entails the following:
a) About 48.69 hectares of land made available for urban development
(estimated value of PhP3.9 Billion @ PhP8,000 / sq.m., to be validated);
b) Acquisition of about 160 hectares of raw land (estimated value of PhP
16 million @ PhP10 / sq.m., to be validated); and
c) Development of new airport facilities of international standards.
In view of the foregoing reasons, Option III (The New Legaspi Airport Project)
is the development strategy proposed for implementation. The choices
among the potential sites were narrowed down to two (2), namely: Barangay
Alobo in Daraga and Barangay Bariis in Legaspi City.
5.3 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SITES FOR NEW LEGASPI AIRPORT
The sites in Barangay Alobo, Daraga City and Barangay Bariis, Legaspi City are both
capable of accommodating a runway orientation adequate for the prevailing wind,
along the northeast-southwest direction.
5.3.1 Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay
Location and Accessability
The site is about 12 kms west of Legaspi City, in the Municipality of Daraga.
The proposed runway’s southwest end would be located close to the
boundary of the municipalities of Daraga and Camalig. The northeast end
would be proximate to the national highway linking Barangays De La Paz and
Burgos.
From Legaspi City, access to the site is via a two-lane provincial road of about
eight (8) kilometers in length, passing through Daraga town proper and then
through Barangay Penafrancia. The provincial road gets off to a partially
paved eight-kilometer national road, passing through Barangays Gapo and
Inarado before leading to the site.
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