DPWH-SLED bares medium term development plan CY 2011-2016

By BONG PEDALINO, PIA Southern Leyte
December 27, 2011

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  Concreting and widening of arterial roads that lead to designated tourism destinations, as well as flood control projects, will be among the top priorities of the provincial office of the public works agency here in the next five years.

In the latest issue of its in-house publication, “Builders’ Page”, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Leyte Engineering District (DPWH-SLED) will be moving towards fulfillment of the country’s medium term development plan and the province’s socio-economic development.

The newsletter said that for the calendar year 2012, the DPWH has allocated P140,473,000.00 from its regular funds to complete five projects, foremost of which is the Subang Dako Bridge which will increase mobility in the central part of the province.

“The Daang Maharlika areterial road will still be rehabilitated along its intermittent sections and we will partially declog the bottleneck and roadside friction along the newly converted Tomas Oppus street in Maasin City,” the “Builders Page” reported.

For support of identified tourism sites in the province, the roads leading to airports, RORO ports and food production areas will be prioritized for concreting and widening, such as the Liloan-San Ricardo section in Panaon island, the saddle road section at Pintuyan, and other access-to-tourism-spots areas.

The “Builders’ Page” also contained the 2011 accomplishment report outlining the rehabilitation, reconstruction and maintenance of primary and secondary arterial roads that are responsible to the increased economic and business activity in the province, said District Engineer Carlos Veloso in his message.

“With easier access provided by the above major final outputs, we have played our role in providing a safe, fast, economical and reliable inter-regional and inter-urban mobility of people, goods, and services,” Veloso added.

Veloso also stressed that he was proud to be at the forefront in providing repair restoration works of road blocks, road cuts, road slides and in working closely with other government agencies in conducting relief and rescue operations using the agency’s basic highway maintenance equipment.