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Villar: Governor Miranda Bridge in Davao del Norte now open

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that the newly-widened Governor Miranda Bridge II is now formally open to vehicular traffic.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the inauguration of the Miranda Bridge II which connects the Municipality of Carmen and the City of Tagum in Davao del Norte.

“The opening of the Governor Miranda Bridge is only the start of the Duterte administration’s Build Build Build program. We are committed to building more bridges throughout the country,” Villar said.

DPWH to Complete Concreting of Pulilan-Baliuag Diversion Road this Year

Motorists will soon have another option avoiding a congested Daang Maharlika in Bulacan, with the new 9.62-kilometer Pulilan-Baliuag Diversion Road that is now being paved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DPWH Region 3 Director Antonio V. Molano Jr. said the remaining embankment and concreting activities under Phase II of the diversion road project is almost complete with 83 percent of works accomplished.

Works in Progress at Sariaya Bypass Road

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to complete the first segment of the 7.4-kilometer Sariaya Bypass Road Project that aims to divert traffic along the busy Manila South Road in the province of Quezon.

“With the current pace of implementation, we can possibly finish in the next few months the segment from Junction Manila South Road Daang Maharlika to Morong Bridge costing P181 Million,” said DPWH Region 4-A Director Samson L. Hebra.

Partial closure of N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is advising motorists that Natalio B. Bacalso (N. Bacalso) Avenue in Cebu City will be partly closed to traffic starting Tuesday, August 8, 2017, to make way for an the underpass project.

DPWH Region 7 Director Ador G. Canlas said an underpass will be built along the road, near Francisco Llamas (F. Llamas) Street.

While DPWH implements the project, Director Canlas advises motorists to take alternative routes. Buses and other heavy vehicles may opt to take South Road Properties (SRP) Coastal Road.

DPWH to build 70 restrooms along national road of Region 8

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated a total of P49 million to construct 70 public toilets along national and nautical highways in Eastern Visayas.

This was disclosed by DPWH Region 08 Director Edgar B. Tabacon who said the project came after an inspection earlier this year that key identify infrastructure development program leading to seaports.

Camarines Norte DEO gets DOH’s Red Orchids Award nomination

The Department of Public Works and Highways – Camarines Norte District Engineering Office (DPWH-CNDEO) is among the nominees of this year’s Red Orchids Award, a special recognition being given by the Department of Health (DOH) to smoke-free government establishments.

The CNDEO, known for its devoted participation with the DOH’s advocacy program for the protection of the establishment against Tobacco Industry interference and has been a recipient of Red Orchids Award in Region 5 for two years, is now nominated on a national level.

DPWH turns over 300 shirts to PWDs in Ormoc City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Leyte Fourth District Engineering Office (LFDEO) handed over more than three hundred (300) royal blue T-shirts to the City Social Welfare and Development Office Persons with Disability in Ormoc City last July 24, 2017.

This is part of the Department’s support to the celebration of the 39th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week from July 24-31, 2017 with a theme “Karapatan at Pribilehiyo ng Maykapansanan: Isakatuparan at Ipaglaban.”

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