(Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 2 / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a report by Department of Public Works and Highways – Cagayan Third District Engineering Office (DPWH-CTDEO) District Engineer Danilo U. Tabilas, the bridge widening project with a length of 70.6 meters now provides wider network capacity for the travelling public.
The completed project worth P67 million aims to facilitate improvement of economic activities in the city proper by solving traffic congestion along Cagayan Valley Road.
This will also improve the growth of socio-economic activities around the area and convenience access for easier delivery of goods and services.
Labato bridge is an access to main parts of Tuguegarao City and in Daang Maharlika from Sta Fe to the municipality of Lal-lo.
(DENR / MANILA BULLETIN)
Wilzon Valdez, DPWH Region 2 (Cagayan) information officer, said that the flood control project which is 50 percent complete is 240-linear meters long and has a 450-millimeter thick rubble concrete, steel sheet piles, and spur dikes.
District Engineer Danilo U. Tabilas reported to DPWH Region 2 director Loreta M. Malaluan that the project will mitigate the impact of flooding and scouring of vast agricultural lands as the water level in this area tends to rise during the wet season.
Flood during the wet season poses a great threat to lives and properties on low lying areas in this province.
The project which started last Nov. 23 has an allocation of P62 million under the Multi-Year Contractual Authority (MYCA) in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for fiscal year 2020 and 2021.