The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has instructed the Pangasinan 4th District Engineering Office (DEO) to set up a temporary access, or Bailey bridge, for motorists that were affected by the collapse of the Wawa Bridge in Bayambang town on Thursday, Oct. 20.
The collapse occurred a
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in region 1 said that the main cause why Carlos P. Romulo Bridge in Barangay Wawa collapsed on Thursday (Oct. 20) was overloading.
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Regional Director Ronnel M. Tan, citing a report from Pangasinan Fourth
'DAANG KALIKASAN'. The Daang Kalikasan in Mangatarem, Pangasinan province offers a scenic view of the mountainous area of the town. However, it is still closed to the public but tree planting activities are allowed in coordination with the local government unit. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MANGATAREM, Pangasinan - The scenic 24.22-kilometer "Daang Katutubo" in Aguilar town and the 14.6-kilometer "Daang Kalikasan" here that would directly link Pangasinan and Zambales provinces are now 80-percent complete, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways Ilocos regional office (DPWH-1). In a phone interview on Friday, DPWH-1 project engineer Willer Bince said the construction of the 210-meter bridge that would link the two road systems is ongoing with PHP30 million funding in 2021, and PHP70 million this year. "The bridge is now at 80 percent as well while there is still a three-kilometer (bridge) to be constructed to link the two road systems,"
REFORESTATION. The local government unit of Mangatarem town in Pangasinan province continuously conducts tree planting activities to reforest denuded mountains. It has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and private organizations. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MANGATAREM, Pangasinan - The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) has accelerated its reforestation efforts as it recorded a 60-percent survival rate of the tree seedlings planted in the denuded mountain areas here. In an interview on Thursday, MENRO head Jessie Sacopla said they are aiming to surpass last year's planted seedlings as over 15,000 were already planted as of July this year. "We are planting more acacia and narra tree seedlings as these have higher survival rates as compared to the fruit-bearing trees," he said. In 2021, some 20,000 seedlings were planted in the mountainous area of this town through the initiative of the local government unit (LGU)
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