TACLOBAN CITY– As part of the agency’s asset preservation program, the Leyte Second District Engineering Office (L2DEO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now implementing an asphalt overlay project along the Dulag-Julita-Burauen road section.

District Engineer Leo Edward Oppura said that the project traverses the villages of Combis to San Vicente in Dulag town.

He then added that the road improvement project involves the reblocking of damaged pavement in intermittent road sections, an asphalt overlay, and the installation of thermoplastic pavement markings to improve travel safety and reduce traffic accidents.

Funded under the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the project is now 25% of its work accomplishment and is expected to be completed on or before June 13, 2023.

DPWH implements a preventive maintenance project to help prolong the service life of roads by minimizing premature deterioration of pavement brought on by the passage of heavy vehicles, and completion of the project will improve vehicular traffic flow along the Dulag-Julita-Burauen road section, a tertiary road.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) headed by Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez on Tuesday (March 21) has endorsed a P500 million budget for the feasibility study of a proposed railway project.

The feasibility study will be spearheaded by the Department of Transportation Central Office which will engage various consultants, including foreign groups.

A series of public hearings and consultations will also be done in areas where the project, dubbed as Eastern Visayas Metro Railway, is planned to be implemented.

During the special meeting of the regional council last January 31, the RDC formed a task force composed of various national government agencies and local government units for this mega project.

The body includes the Department of Transportation, legislative district offices, the Department of Public Works and Highways, Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Economic and Development Authority, six provincial governments, seven cities, and private sector representatives.

Mayor Gomez admitted that the construction of the railway project might take some time because the creation of the masterplan will take years.

During the conduct of the feasibility study, the length of the railway system, where will it start or in what LGU will it be developed first, how much budget will be needed for the entire project, and how long will it take to complete are to be considered.

“The project is ambitious and very expensive, but it will ease transport and experience better mobility. The social and economic impact will be very good. The project has been on the bucket list since 1999 and we hope its time has come,” Mayor Gomez said.

(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

NSSDEO, Brgy. Burabud, Laoang, Northern Samar-DPWH-RO8 Assistant Regional Director David P. Adongay, Jr. inspected various infrastructure projects implemented by the regional office in town of Las Navas, second district of Northern Samar.

Projects visited last February 27, 2023 were the following: (1) Construction of roads along Dolores-Catumsan Section in Las Navas-Jipapad Road; (2) Dolores-Quirino Road Section; (3) PAMANA Project, Construction of Bugay-Bugtusan-Mabini-Taylor-El Empon-Poponton-Cuenco Road; (4) San Francisco Bridge; and (5) Construction of Las Navas-Pinipisakan Road, Hangi Section.

Aimed at ensuring a safe and reliable national road transport system, the continued improvement of access roads and bridges also answers the need of the province to develop its own vital infrastructures which are strong foundations of progress and development.
ARD Adongay would always say that the ultimate outcome of this DPWH vital activity is the spontaneous creation of livelihood opportunities boosting the local economic activity and gradual improvement of the living standards of the local people.

(LYCA MAE T. QUILICOL, PIO ALTERNATE)NSSDEO, Brgy. Burabud, Laoang, Northern Samar-DPWH-RO8 Assistant Regional Director David P. Adongay, Jr. inspected various infrastructure projects implemented by the regional office in town of Las Navas, second district of Northern Samar.

Projects visited last February 27, 2023 were the following: (1) Construction of roads along Dolores-Catumsan Section in Las Navas-Jipapad Road; (2) Dolores-Quirino Road Section; (3) PAMANA Project, Construction of Bugay-Bugtusan-Mabini-Taylor-El Empon-Poponton-Cuenco Road; (4) San Francisco Bridge; and (5) Construction of Las Navas-Pinipisakan Road, Hangi Section.

Aimed at ensuring a safe and reliable national road transport system, the continued improvement of access roads and bridges also answers the need of the province to develop its own vital infrastructures which are strong foundations of progress and development.

ARD Adongay would always say that the ultimate outcome of this DPWH vital activity is the spontaneous creation of livelihood opportunities boosting the local economic activity and gradual improvement of the living standards of the local people.
(LYCA MAE T. QUILICOL, PIO ALTERNATE)