MARIVELES, Bataan- The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is developing a commercial and recreational strip along the waterfront of the Freeport Area of Bataan here to be known as FAB boardwalk.
AFAB information officers Faye Arceo and Hazel Keith Elloren said the project will rise at the stretch of the shoreline of what was known as Mattel Beach which will be reshaped as a new destination at the FAB.
To compliment other AFAB’s development projects, it will be situated near the future Central Business District. The boardwalk will offer a place for leisure and social activities while CBD will focus on the daily flow of business.
Arceo and Elloren said AFAB administrator and CEO Hussein Pangandaman wants such projects continued to make use of existing areas to reconnect FAB to its coast and give Mariveles a renewed waterfront.
The project will cover about 12,000 square meters. A coastal promenade with shops and restaurants, open areas for small gatherings and improved walkways will rise to connect the waterfront to roads and facilities.
“The project is designed to provide a safer and better managed space that remain open to the community. The plan keeps the area’s character while introducing better amenities and a layout that can handle regular use and maintenance,” the information officers said. (30)
