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DPWH Opens Kalayaan Bridge on Independence Day

The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge now dubbed Kalayaan Bridge is finally opened having been inaugurated just in time as the country celebrates 123rd Independence Day on June 12, 2021.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the inauguration of Kalayaan Bridge connecting Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig City is a fitting Independence Day gift of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the general public who will be relieved from traffic congestion going in and out of Makati/BGC Taguig and Pasig/Mandaluyong City.

DPWH Resumes Road Works in EDSA, C-5

Road maintenance works of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will resume starting 11 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2021 covering Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5 Road) in the National Capital Region (NCR).

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said that with given clearance from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), DPWH – NCR will conduct repair activities at the northbound directions of EDSA, near Kaingin Road in Quezon City; and from K0010+(-942)-K0010+666 in Caloocan City.

DPWH Resumes Road Works in EDSA, C-5

Road maintenance works of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will resume starting 11 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2021 covering Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5 Road) in the National Capital Region (NCR).

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said that with given clearance from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), DPWH – NCR will conduct repair activities at the northbound directions of EDSA, near Kaingin Road in Quezon City; and from K0010+(-942)-K0010+666 in Caloocan City.

New Bridge Brings Relief to Locals in Tago, Surigao del Sur

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completely replaced the old and unsafe Sitio Pague-Pague – Camagong wooden bridge in Tago, Surigao del Sur.

Secretary Mark Villar said that the bridge will improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability for agriculture in the area.

Costing P38.1 million, the newly-concreted bridge spans 42 meters with 72 meters of graveled roads for both ends.

New Bridge Brings Relief to Locals in Tago, Surigao del Sur

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completely replaced the old and unsafe Sitio Pague-Pague – Camagong wooden bridge in Tago, Surigao del Sur.

Secretary Mark Villar said that the bridge will improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability for agriculture in the area.

Costing P38.1 million, the newly-concreted bridge spans 42 meters with 72 meters of graveled roads for both ends.

DPWH Flood Control Structures Protects Communities in Kabankalan City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is continuing its commitment to mitigate flooding in different parts of the country by safeguarding communities in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental with a recently completed and another underway flood control structure.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that construction of two (2) flood control structures along the Ilog-Hilabangan River was implemented by the DPWH Negros Occidental 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO) with funding sourced from the 2020 and 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA)

DPWH Flood Control Structures Protects Communities in Kabankalan City

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is continuing its commitment to mitigate flooding in different parts of the country by safeguarding communities in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental with a recently completed and another underway flood control structure.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that construction of two (2) flood control structures along the Ilog-Hilabangan River was implemented by the DPWH Negros Occidental 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO) with funding sourced from the 2020 and 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA)

New Bridge in Cordillera Aids Residents crossing Abra River

More residents and local tourists can now safely cross Abra River without having to use rafts with the completion of the new Magmaguey Bridge in La Paz, Abra.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar expressed optimism that the rehabilitation of the 30-meter concrete bridge connecting Barangay Poblacion in the Municipality of La Paz and Barangay Cardona in the Municipality of Dolores would further improve mobility and boost livelihood.

New Bridge in Cordillera Aids Residents crossing Abra River

More residents and local tourists can now safely cross Abra River without having to use rafts with the completion of the new Magmaguey Bridge in La Paz, Abra.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar expressed optimism that the rehabilitation of the 30-meter concrete bridge connecting Barangay Poblacion in the Municipality of La Paz and Barangay Cardona in the Municipality of Dolores would further improve mobility and boost livelihood.

DPWH Works for Protection of Mancatian Bridge in Porac, Pampanga

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has provided engineering solutions to stabilize both banks of Pasig-Potrero River and preserve the existing Mancatian Bridge in Porac, Pampanga.

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said that countermeasure projects are on-going that will restrain riverbed degradation and ensure safety by preventing the pile foundations of Mancatian Bridge along Angeles-Porac Road from being further exposed.

Secretary Villar added that protecting the bridge is vital in keeping Barangay Mancatian connected with the rest of Porac town.

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