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The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas OPAV is pushing for urban realm development to modernize the Cebuanos mobility.With the monorail as the backbone of the Integrated Intermodal Transport System IITS in Metro Cebu OPAV met with the different government agencies to get updates on the said project.The Department of Transportation DOTr revealed that it will be implementing bikeways intermodal terminals park and drive facilities and walkways as part of IITS.DOTr Undersecretary Mark Richmond de Leon said they are not just looking at one project to solve traffic congestion in the Metro but will implement different projects not just for the motorists but for the pedestrians. We are not looking for a single solution to address traffic congestion as we all know there is no single bullet for this problem of congestion it should be a basket of solutions de Leon said.Presidential Assistant to the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino met with officials from DOTr including their consultant from the EGIS Group.Also present during the meeting was DOTr Assistant Secretary Eymard Eje who shared his inputs based on his experience culled from the upcoming Mindanao Railway Project.DOTr which is the lead agency for the implementation of IITS is working with the proponent of the monorail with the capacity of LRT in Cebu.Together with Dino and de Leon were other officials from Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board LTFRB-7 Land Transportation Office LTO-7 and Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH-7 namely DOTr consultant from EGIS Group Olivier Crouzier Fred Landoy DOTr-BRT project manager LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Caindec LTFRB-7 Regional Director Eduardo Montealto Jr. and DPWH-7 Regional Director Edgar Tabacon.They were also joined by OPAV Asec. Jonji Gonzales and OPAV Deputy Mike Pato.De Leon also disclosed that bus rapid transit BRT is eyed to be implemented before the end of Pres. Rodrigo Dutertes term.