The South Road Properties (SRP), also known as the South Reclamation Project, is a 300 hectare island-type reclamation area 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). It is connected from mainland Cebu by the Cebu South Coastal Road and the Mambaling Access Road (officially the F. Vestil Street).

South Road Properties
Central Business District
From top to bottom: Cebu South Coastal Road from SM Seaside City Cebu, SM Seaside City Cebu and Cebu South Coastal Road
Nicknames:  SRP Cebu Coastal Area Cebu's Frontier
South Road Properties Location of the SRP within Metro Cebu
Coordinates: 10°16′32.4″N 123°52′39.2″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Metropolitan Area	Metro Cebu
City	Cebu City
Barangays	Mambaling Inayawan
Area
• Total	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Highest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	216
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Area code	2

History

In the late 1980s, then Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña proposed reclaiming the sea between mainland Cebu City and Kawit Island (a former quarantine facility during the American rule).[2][3] In 1991, the project was approved as part of the Metro Cebu Development Project, a study financed by the Japanese Official Development Assistance fund.[4] It was originally envisioned to house light industries but eventually evolved into a mixed-used development. The project started civil works in 1997, and was financed by a ¥12.315 billion (equivalent to about ₱5 billion in 2022) loan provided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.[5][6] Works finished in 2002.

Developments

City di Mare

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, making it the biggest development in SRP. The whole development consists of mid-to-high-rise residential areas and a mall named Il Corso (means "The Course" in Italian).

Nustar Resort & Casino

Nustar Resort & Casino, formerly known as Isla dela Victoria (Spanish for Victory's Island), is a resort and casino facility with a total of 8 hectares under construction and, as of mid-2022, nearing completion on the site of the former Kawit Island (now Kawit Point). The project, which 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. The project is slated for completion in 2022 and parts of it, including the casino, had a soft opening in May 2022.[7][8]

SM Seaside City Cebu

SRP's most popular development is the SM Seaside City Cebu complex. The whole development takes up a total of 30 hectares, about 10% of the SRP. The complex features the SM Seaside Mall, an observation tower, a convention center, an arena, a marine theme park, a school, a hospital, office buildings, and condominiums. The whole development costs PHP 30 billion.[9]

South Coast City

Standing on the old San Pedro Calungsod Template Grounds, where the final mass of the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress was held, is South Coast City. A 26 ha (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 ha (2.7 acres) central park, among others.[10]

Infrastructure

Cebu South Coastal Road

The whole reclamation area is served by a two-way, six-lane divided road called the Cebu South Coastal Road which is a national road. The CSCR also serves as a diversion road from Talisay City to downtown Cebu City. A large part of the boulevard has the Cebu Strait on its eastern side and a large array of developments on the western side. The reclamation area 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.

Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway

The CCLEX connects the municipality of Cordova on Mactan Island and Cebu City through the Cebu South Coastal Road. This would be 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, is also the longest sea-crossing bridge in the Philippines, surpassing the San Juanico Bridge. It opened in April 2022.

South Road Properties Tunnel

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 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.

See also

• Cebu Business Park
• Cebu IT Park
• Mandani Bay

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