Land reclamation , often known as reclamation , and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill ), is the process of creating new land from oceans , seas , riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground , reclaimed land , or land fill .
30-574: The South Road Properties (SRP), also known as the South Reclamation Project , is a 300 ha (740 acres) reclamation area in Cebu City , Philippines . The area, which is reclaimed from Mactan Channel , is located off the coast of the southern district of Cebu City, near Barangays Mambaling, Inayawan, and Pasil. It spans from the shore of mainland Cebu to Kawit Point (formerly Kawit Island). An island-type reclaimed area, it
60-1800: A natural process, fills channels and harbors. [REDACTED] Morocco [REDACTED] Nigeria [REDACTED] South Africa [REDACTED] Tanzania [REDACTED] Bahrain [REDACTED] China [REDACTED] India [REDACTED] Indonesia [REDACTED] Japan [REDACTED] Lebanon [REDACTED] Maldives [REDACTED] Malaysia [REDACTED] Pakistan [REDACTED] Philippines [REDACTED] Qatar [REDACTED] Singapore [REDACTED] South Korea [REDACTED] Sri Lanka [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates [REDACTED] Belarus [REDACTED] Belgium [REDACTED] Denmark [REDACTED] Estonia [REDACTED] Finland [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Greece [REDACTED] Ireland [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] Monaco [REDACTED] Netherlands [REDACTED] Norway [REDACTED] Russia [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Turkey [REDACTED] United Kingdom [REDACTED] Ukraine [REDACTED] Bahamas [REDACTED] Bermuda [REDACTED] Canada [REDACTED] Mexico [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] Australia [REDACTED] Fiji [REDACTED] New Zealand [REDACTED] Argentina [REDACTED] Brazil [REDACTED] Chile Philippine highway network The Philippine highway network
90-475: A total length of 22,337.26 kilometers (13,879.73 mi) of concrete roads, 12,459.96 kilometers (7,742.26 mi) of asphalt roads, 342.02 kilometers (212.52 mi) of gravel roads, and 24.89 kilometers (15.47 mi) of earth roads, with a grand total of 35,164.13 kilometers (21,849.98 mi). According to a 2011 report from the Asian Development Bank , the extent of the road network in
120-528: A total of 30 hectares (74 acres). The complex features the SM Seaside mall (the biggest shopping mall in Cebu), a 147 m (482 ft) observation tower, a marine theme park , and a chapel. The complex is also expected to include a school, a hospital, office buildings, and condominiums. The whole development is expected to cost ₱ 30 billion. Standing on the old San Pedro Calungsod Template Grounds, where
150-480: Is a network of national roads owned and maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and organized into three classifications according to their function or purpose: national primary, secondary, and tertiary roads. The national roads connecting major cities are numbered from N1 to N83. They are mostly single and dual carriageways linking two or more cities. As of October 16, 2023, it has
180-847: Is also the longest sea-crossing bridge in the Philippines, surpassing the San Juanico Bridge . It opened in April 2022. The SRP Tunnel is a two-way, four-lane 0.97 kilometres (0.60 mi) dual carriageway , and is the first road tunnel in the Philippines . It began construction in 2006 and was inaugurated in 2010. Much like the SRP, it was financed by a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation . The tunnel goes under Plaza Independencia and Fort San Pedro and connects
210-661: Is connected to downtown Cebu City through the Cebu City South Coastal Road Viaduct along the Cebu South Coastal Road. The entire road forms part of National Route 840 ( N840 ) for the Philippine highway network . The F. Vestil Street is a 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long, four-lane road which connects the SRP with Barangay Mambaling in mainland Cebu City. The road starts from the intersection with Natalio Bacalso Avenue under
240-552: Is connected with mainland Cebu by the Cebu South Coastal Road (from which the area's name is derived from) and the Mambaling Access Road (officially the F. Vestil Street). Through the Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway , the SRP is also connected by land to Cordova and the island of Mactan . In the late 1980s, then- Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña proposed reclaiming land from Mactan Channel, particularly
270-493: Is expected to consist of mid-to-high-rise residential buildings, office buildings, and a mall by the sea, named Il Corso (means "The Course" in Italian). Nustar Resort & Casino, formerly known as Isla dela Victoria ( Spanish for Victory's Island ), is a resort and casino facility located on the site of the former Kawit Island (now Kawit Point). The development has a total land area of 8 hectares (20 acres). The project, which
300-580: Is expected to include restaurants, bars, a mall, convention center, casino, park, theater, and at least three hotels, is a joint venture of the Cebu City government and Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc., a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings . Some parts of the project, including the casino, had a soft opening in May 2022. SRP's most popular development is the SM Seaside complex. The whole development takes up
330-436: Is often used to reclaim land for agricultural use. Deep cement mixing is used typically in situations in which the material displaced by either dredging or draining may be contaminated and hence needs to be contained. Land dredging is also another method of land reclamation. It is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of a body of water. It is commonly used for maintaining reclaimed land masses as sedimentation,
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#1732776317393360-487: Is served by a two-way, six-lane divided road called the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) which is a national road. The CSCR, which traverses the whole of SRP and connects Talisay to downtown Cebu City, also serves as an alternative road to the congested Natalio Bacalso Avenue . A large part of the boulevard has the Cebu Strait on its eastern side and a large array of developments on its western side. The reclamation area
390-660: The Faiyum with the Bahr Yussef waterway, diverting water that would have flowed into Lake Moeris and causing gradual evaporation around the lake's edges, creating new farmland from the reclaimed land. A similar land reclamation system using dams and drainage canals was used in the Greek Copaic Basin during the Middle Helladic Period (c. 1900–1600 BC). One of the earliest large-scale projects
420-451: The Philippines at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was a member of the Philippine basketball team that competed then. The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) connects the municipality of Cordova on Mactan Island and Cebu City through the Cebu South Coastal Road. The CCLEX is the third bridge linking mainland Cebu and Mactan Island. It is the first toll expressway in the Philippines outside Luzon and, at 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) long,
450-480: The Mambaling Flyover, which shortly leads up to an intersection with L. Gabuya Street and C. Padilla Street before terminating at the Cebu South Coastal Road. The road, which was previously unnamed, was and is also informally known as the Mambaling Access Road. On January 15, 2015, the road was formally named as F. Vestil Street, in honor of Francisco Vestil , a Mambaling native who was the flagbearer for
480-564: The Philippine Highway Act of 1953 ( Republic Act No. 917 ) and the series of memorandums issued by the department between 2009 and 2014. The national primary roads are roads which form parts of the main trunkline system and directly connect three or more major cities and metropolitan areas with a population of at least 100,000. They are further classified into the north–south backbone, east–west lateral, and other roads of strategic importance. The north–south backbone refers to
510-557: The Philippines are labelled with pentagonal black-on-white highway shields . Under the route numbering system of the Department of Public Works and Highways, highways numbered from N1 to N11 are the main routes or priority corridors, such as the national primary roads that connect three or more cities. The other primary roads that link two cities and municipalities with 100,000 people or less are numbered N51 to N83. The national secondary roads are assigned with three-digit numbers where
540-494: The Philippines is comparable with or better than many neighboring developing countries in Southeast Asia . However, in terms of the quality of the road system, i.e., the percentage of paved roads and the percentage of those in good or fair condition, the country lagged behind its neighbors as of 2012 . The national roads in the Philippines are classified into three types by the Department of Public Works and Highways under
570-625: The SRP to the North Reclamation Area through the Sergio "Serging" Osmeña Jr. Boulevard. It is a joint construction of the Cebu City and Japan governments. As of August 2024, CCTO and ZLREJ Trading and Construction reported that the southbound lane’s light source repair is almost finished and the tunnel rehabilitation is expected to be completed before the Sinulog 2025. As the largest remaining developable plot of land in Cebu City,
600-538: The South Road Properties is being primed for future growth. With this, several infrastructure projects are also set in place to help facilitate this projected growth. The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit System is a planned mass transit system for Cebu City. Once completed, it is expected to serve the SRP, and allows for a connection all the way to the Cebu IT Park . The Cebu BRT is also expected to become
630-519: The area and for a shorter route for motorists bound for Mambaling, instead of taking a U-Turn slot under the SRP viaduct. Construction was expected to be completed by 2023, but as of 2024, there is currently no progress. Land reclamation In Ancient Egypt , the rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty (c. 2000–1800 BC) undertook a far-sighted land reclamation scheme to increase agricultural output. They constructed levees and canals to connect
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#1732776317393660-412: The final mass of the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress was held, is South Coast City. A 26 hectares (64 acres) mixed-used project developed by SM Prime and Ayala Land , it launched in 2020, and will include mixed-used commercial blocks, an arena , a convention center , a 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) central park, residential buildings, and office buildings, among others. The whole reclamation area
690-563: The first digit usually corresponds to the number of the primary road it links to. In the case where the secondary road connects to more than one primary road, its first digit is the lower numbered primary route. In Metro Manila , an older route numbering system is also being implemented alongside the National Route Numbering System of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Created in 1945, Manila's arterial road network consists of 10 radial roads which serve
720-464: The first operational bus rapid transit project in the Philippines upon completion. The SRP Roundabout or the SRP Rotunda is a proposed four-lane rotunda . It is to be located at the junction of the Cebu South Coastal Road and F. Vestil Street. The proposal of the project was approved by the Cebu City council on August 18, 2021. The rotunda project was proposed as to ease the traffic situation in
750-606: The main trunkline, the Pan-Philippine Highway ( N1 , also designated as Asian Highway 26 ), which runs from Laoag in the northernmost parts of Luzon to Zamboanga City in western Mindanao , interconnecting the country's major islands. The east–west lateral roads are roads that traverse this backbone and runs east–west across the different islands. Other roads of strategic importance provide access to other areas vital for regional development and infrastructure. The national secondary roads are roads that complement
780-459: The primary roads and provide access to other major population centers. They directly link smaller cities and provincial capitals, airports, seaports, military bases and tourist centers to the primary roads. The third classification was introduced in 2014 known as national tertiary roads. They include other existing roads administered by the DPWH which perform a local function. The national roads in
810-659: The sea between mainland Cebu City and Kawit Island (a former quarantine facility during the American rule ). In 1991, the project was approved as part of the Metro Cebu Development Project, a study financed by the Japanese Official Development Assistance fund. It was originally envisioned to house light industries but eventually evolved into a mixed-used development. The project started civil works in 1997, and
840-518: Was financed by a ¥12.315 billion (equivalent to about ₱5 billion in 2022) loan provided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation . Works finished in 2004. City di Mare (formerly "Citta de Mare", roughly translates into "city by the sea" in Italian ) is a mixed-used development in SRP, owned and developed by Filinvest . The whole area takes up a total of 48 hectares (120 acres), the largest development in SRP by land area. The whole development
870-443: Was largely built on reclaimed land, as was Wellington , New Zealand. Land reclamation can be achieved by a number of different methods. The simplest method involves filling the area with large amounts of heavy rock and/or cement , then filling with clay and dirt until the desired height is reached. The process is called "infilling" and the material used to fill the space is generally called "infill". Draining of submerged wetlands
900-809: Was the Beemster Polder in the Netherlands, realized in 1612 adding 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi) of land. In Hong Kong the Praya Reclamation Scheme added 20 to 24 hectares (50 to 60 acres) of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction. It was one of the most ambitious projects ever taken during the Colonial Hong Kong era. Some 20% of land in the Tokyo Bay area has been reclaimed, most notably Odaiba artificial island. The city of Rio de Janeiro
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