CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct. 28 (PIA)—The Department of Public Works and Highways-Quirino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) has reported that the district office has targeted 125 infrastructure projects this year amounting to amounting to over P1.4 billion and 53 of these were already completed.
The completed infrastructure projects include construction and improvement of access roads; multi-purpose buildings; rehabilitation/reconstruction/upgrading of damaged paved roads, construction of missing links/new roads construction of gravel road, preventive maintenance and road widening.
According to Assistant District Engineer Arnold Sabug, there were nine secondary and tertiary roads, 26 multi-purpose buildings, local roads, rain facility collector system, tourism access roads and access roads leading to trades, industries and economic zones completed.
Sabug further said, the 69 remaining projects will be completed by the end of December 2020.
Regarding the San Benigno to Alicia and Alicia to Nagabgaban road situation update, the DPWH thru Engr. Jerry Pascua explained that it is still under missing link or a part which is not yet converted to national road.
“Ang missing link ay yung hindi pa na-convert na national road although may feasibility study nang na-approved from central office. Pero unti-unti pinopondohan ng Department para naman ang Nagabgaban ay magbenefit din sa mga road improvement ng national roads po natin. Meron pong darating na mga pondo natin itong 2021 na naka-propose,” Pascua said.
Pascua also explained that some portions of the newly converted national road of Junction Victoria, Maddela – Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya road (kilometre 398 to kilometre 419) are still earth road.
“Two years nang na-convert pero hinihintay pa nating mapondohan ng Central Office pero ang ating maintenance engineer through the advice of our District Engineer ay nagsasagawa ng improvements gaya yung mga patching sa mga road section na hindi nagagalaw o nagkakaroon ng problema,” Pascua said. (MDCT/TCB/PIA 2-Quirino)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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