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60,000 benefit from newly-replaced bridge in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya

Access between Solano town and the inner municipalities of Quezon and Kasibu, in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya is now safer with the recent completion of Maddiangat Bridge Replacement Project in the town of Quezon.

“Locals are now reaping the benefits of the newly-completed Maddiangat Bridge which provides 2-minute land travel access to and from Solano and Quezon towns even during heavy rains and flashfloods,” said Secretary Villar.

Cruise Port Facility Project to put Palawan as popular international cruise destination

The Puerto Princesa City Cruise Port Facility Project, whose phases 3 and 4 are on-going, is soon put the scenic Province of Palawan in the popular list of international cruise destinations.

Implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 4B, the Cruise Port Facility is a P1.5 billion-project which consists of seven (7) phases and includes the construction of 500-meter wharf, docking facility, passenger terminal and access road.

DPWH ensures on-time delivery of ongoing Iloilo East Coast Capiz Road Widening Project

The ongoing widening from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes of the Iloilo East Coast Capiz Road in Panay Island is nearing completion.

This was announced by DPWH Iloilo 3rd District Engineer Flordelis C. Enriquez who reported that the P24.69 million widening of the Iloilo East Coast Capiz Road covering its 803-meter portion is now 70 percent completed. Our target completion of this project is by March 2020,” said District Engineer Enriquez.

DPWH resumes construction of Mandulog Bridge 1 in Iligan City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed activities for the construction of Mandulog Bridge 1 in Barangay San Roque, Iligan City after Affected landowners have come to an agreement with the Department.

DPWH Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan said that after series of consultations with stakeholders, the approach of the bridge project was redesigned to lessen the number of families affected.

60,000 benefit from newly-replaced bridge in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya

Access between Solano town and the inner municipalities of Quezon and Kasibu, in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya is now safer with the recent completion of Maddiangat Bridge Replacement Project in the town of Quezon.

“Locals are now reaping the benefits of the newly-completed Maddiangat Bridge which provides 2-minute land travel access to and from Solano and Quezon towns even during heavy rains and flashfloods,” said Secretary Villar.

Concrete road to Nueva Vizcaya’s “Sea of Clouds” almost complete

The booming tourist destination that showcases “sea of clouds” in the municipality of Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya will soon be more accessible with the ongoing road project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said the tourism road project which covers the paving of two (2) kilometers of Junction National Road-Bitnong-Belance-Nueva Vizcaya Boundary Road is now 93 percent completed.

Concrete road to Nueva Vizcaya’s “Sea of Clouds” almost complete

The booming tourist destination that showcases “sea of clouds” in the municipality of Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya will soon be more accessible with the ongoing road project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said the tourism road project which covers the paving of two (2) kilometers of Junction National Road-Bitnong-Belance-Nueva Vizcaya Boundary Road is now 93 percent completed.

DPWH begins inventory of footbridges along national roads

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now in the process of studying proposals for the possible inclusion of footbridges in its Annual Maintenance Program (AMWP).

In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH Bureau of Maintenance Director Ernesto G. Gregorio Jr. said that starting January 2020, all DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices were required to submit an inventory of all footbridges along national roads, including structures’ details and condition, and cost of repair.

Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project now 30% completed

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has paved more than four (4) kilometers of the 11.6-kilometer Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project despite various typhoons that hit Eastern Visayas in 2019.

DPWH Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) and Technical Services Emil K. Sadain reported to DPWH Secretary Villlar that as of end of December 2019, the 1.17-Billion Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project in Northern Samar is 30 percent completed.

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