Campaign for
demolition of encroachments along national roads pursued
By Marianette Y. Gomez and
Donna C. Debuton
April 16, 2015
CALBAYOG CITY – The
Department of Public Works and Highways-Samar First District
Engineering Office in Calbayog City strictly enforced its
reacquisition of the road-right-of-way (RROW) in compliance with
Department Order No. 73, series of 2014 “Prohibited Uses within the
Road- Right-of-Way of National Roads”.
According to Engr. Lazana,
Chief of the Maintenance Section, 6,867 structures are identified
within the ten meters limit from the centerline as a result of the
re-inventory undertaken of the encroachments along National Road
within the coverage of the district.
The said encroachments
include stalls, fences, houses, stores, walls, and boxes constructed
within the RROW which obstruct the use of the roads shoulders intended
for pedestrians and motorists.
To make sure for the
complete removal of these obstructions, Undersecretary Raul C. Asis in
memorandum dated 04 March 2015 added two categories as to the
complexity of the removal in the report of inventory which is doable-
for obstructions that can be removed outright and long term- for those
considered as permanent structures.
Timelines in the report will
guide the department in the monitoring of these structures from
various district offices.