The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has provided enhanced mobility to a mountainous community in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija by concrete paving an old dirt road in time for rainy season.
DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino reported to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and Undersecretary for Operations in Central Luzon Roberto R. Bernardo that a 970-meter stretch of uneven road in Barangay Villa Marina in San Jose City was concrete paved to prevent it from becoming muddy during periods of heavy rains.
Considering the importance of accomplishing the project before the onset of the monsoon season, DPWH Nueva Ecija First District Engineering Office (DEO) managed to finish the project ahead of its target completion date in mid-June 2023.
Residents of Barangay Villa Marina and its neighboring communities now enjoy more convenient and shorter travel time along the local road.
Aside from easing transportation woes, the newly built road is also expected to be flood resilient with its elevated design and installed cross drainage systems that can prevent rainwater from the mountains gushing down to nearby residential and agricultural areas.
The project was implemented under the DPWH's Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Alleviating Gaps (SIPAG) Program with a budget of P9.51 million from the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA).