A major component of flood risk management project for Cagayan de Oro River which is called river boulevard is now completed. The local government of Cagayan de Oro has now allowed people to enter the newly finished infrastructure although it is still off limits to vehicles. The project is funded by loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the foreign ministry of Japan.
The features of the finished project consist of a 2.3 kilometers two-lane concrete road that covers the distance from J.R Borja to Kauswagan Bridges or vice versa and traversing the Marcos Bridge in between. At the eastern side of the road is a walkway with railings on both sides. And at the western side of the road facing the river bank is a promenade with adobe-like floorings and lamp posts, and along its course are lines of rectangular shaped garden plots with grasses which may also be planted with decorative plants or trees in the future. On the edge of the promenade facing the river is short concrete fence or wall with steel railings on top. That wall is actually the upper portion of the flood wall that runs the entire length of the boulevard.
For now, people visit the boulevard for strolling, jogging, biking, exercising or taking pictures or video. The best time to visit the boulevard during a good weather for said purposes is in the early morning or in the late afternoon when the heat of the sun is no longer too hot or harsh to the skin or even in the evening since the boulevard is illuminated with street lights.
With the way it attracts people, the boulevard can become one of the tourist destinations of the city. And when opened for the vehicles, its two-lane road can somehow help ease decongest the traffic in the city's downtown area.
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