ALAMINOS CITY–With President Benigno Aquino’s promised support for the Alaminos airport project, Mayor Hernani Braganza said they are hopeful to have it open and running for domestic flights by 2012.

Aquino made the commitment recently when he visited the province saying that the Alaminos airport could be included in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program of the national government, which is intended to bankroll major infrastructure projects around the country.

In the meantime, the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) is reported to have recently released at least P96 million more for earth-moving work and the construction of a road leading to the airport.

Work on the airport, located in parts of Barangays Sabangan, Pandan and Telbang, commenced in March this year through land acquisition using the initial trance of P50 million released by the DOTC to the Alaminos City government.

Land acquisition of the 158.5-hectare runway is expected to cost P135.5 million.

The total cost of the project is estimated at P3.9 billion.

Braganza said the target date for international operations is 2022.—LM

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