GUICO STARTS CAPITOL COMPLEX FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT REHAB

June 21, 2025 Headlines

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan

The Provincial Engineers Office has started the construction of the flood control component of the Capitol Complex redevelopment that is expected to be finished September next year. PEO head Amadeo Veras said that construction of the drainage canals on both sides of the Capitol Complex are on-going as this province seek to make the capital town es[ecially the Capitol Complex as the tourism mecca of the north. Gov. Ramon V. Guico III’s aim to transform the capital town as tourism mecca is one of his legacy projects as he intends to make it into a commercial district, as well.

Guico said that they will establish various modern structures like the 11-storey government center/tower; the 1,500-seater convention hall
and the reflecting pool and interactive fountain as one of the attractions. Gov. Guico also wants the roads widened, provide parking spaces and the said construction of flood control facilities to address the perennial flooding in the area. Engr. Veras said that floodgates will be built and drainage canals along San Vicente River located at the Maramba Boulevard which will be widened. The drainage system, which is about two kilometers, from the Capitol to Maramba Boulevard, will catch flood waters from the Capitol area.

The provincial government has started the design of the project as early as the last quarter of 2023 as Guico seeks a comprehensive
transformation and a modernized version of the Provincial Capitol Complex. Guico also wants to improve the war memorial which is considered a relevant symbol of Pangasinan’s rich history and the role of brave Pangsinan soldiers who helped end World War II in 1945.

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