CONNECTING ROAD. A portion of the Tacloban City Bypass Road Extension. The road will connect the city to nearby Babatngon town.(Photo courtesy of Department of Public Works and Highways) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Tuesday the various constructions for an alternative road from this city to nearby Babatngon town are in full swing with an allocation of PHP1.49 billion from 2018 to 2022. Works included in the project known as Tacloban City Bypass Road Extension are the construction of a six-lane roadway with a total length of 33 kilometers, the construction of a drainage structure, a road slope protection structure, and two permanent bridges. "The project based on the total released fund is now 84.69 percent complete, which is 11.28 percent higher than the target accomplishment rate. A total of PHP12.8 billion is needed to fully complete the whole stretch of the bypass road," said DPWH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Allan Bor
DPWH allots P87 4-M for San Juanico Bridge rehab radyonatin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from radyonatin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UP FOR IMPROVEMENT. The aerial view of the San Juanico Bridge, which connects the islands of Leyte and Samar. The national government set aside some PHP87.4 million to carry out another phase of a major rehabilitation of the 50-year-old San Juanico Bridge, the Department of Public Works and Highways regional office here said on Friday (July 29, 2022).(Photo courtesy of Lyle Aranas) TACLOBAN CITY - The national government set aside some PHP87.4 million to carry out another phase of a major rehabilitation of the 50-year-old San Juanico Bridge, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here said on Friday. This will be the second year the government will undertake a major repair of the bridge that forms part of the nautical highway that connects Leyte and Samar Islands, DPWH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Allan Borromeo said. This year's allocation will fund the structural steel and painting of the 508.38 square meters portion of the bridge and the tighteni
DAMAGED. A deteriorated road section in Catbalogan City, Samar in this July 20, 2022 photo. At least PHP1.86 billion budget is being earmarked by the Department of Public Works and Highways to rehabilitate the primary highway from Sta. Rita town to Catbalogan City in Samar province.(PNA photo by Roel Amazona) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways has earmarked at least a PHP1.86 billion budget to rehabilitate the primary highway from Sta. Rita town to Catbalogan City in Samar province, which has been damaged in the past two decades. DPWH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Allan Borromeo said on Wednesday the PHP428 million rehabilitation for the 109.71-kilometer road is ongoing under the 2022 allocation. In 2023, the highway will get another PHP1.38 billion outlay from the national government. Of the 109.71-kilometer road stretch, about 41 kilometers have been identified for reconstruction in 2022 and 2023 while 32.37 kilometers need preventive maintenance for two
HOUSING SITE. The site for temporary shelters in Baybay City is cleared by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas. The DPWH on Thursday (June 16, 2022) said it has cleared the two-hectare site in Maganhan village as well as the surfacing of the road right-of-way and building area.(Photo courtesy of DPWH) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the site development for temporary shelters of landslide survivors in Baybay City, the agency announced on Thursday. The DPWH cleared the two-hectare site in Maganhan village as well as the surfacing of the road right-of-way and building area. "Day in, day out, our task force worked hard in preparing the site for the construction of 80 housing units that are meant for the residents who have been displaced by Tropical Storm Agaton," said DPWH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Allan Borromeo in a statement. The temporary housing funded by the Office of the Civil Defen