P100M road
traversing 4 barangays completed
By
GISSELLE G. GOMEZ
February 28, 2019
CALBAYOG CITY –
Department of Public Works and Highways completed the construction
of road projects all in barangays Amampacang, Dinagan, Mabini and
Catabunan, Calbayog City, Samar amounting to P100M under the local
infra-program of the district. This road stretches 8.796 kilometers
with drainage structure of 1,415 linear meters.
This P100 million project
by DPWH Samar First District Engineering Office to construct the
roads traversing four barangays opened up a lot of opportunities for
about 4,520 farmers, businessmen, motorists and residents of not
only the said barangays but other areas near them for either trading
or bartering of crops. They can now transport their crops, copra and
other products to the marketplace much faster and easier because
travel time becomes shorter and the road is now better.
This project is essential
because transportation is a challenge to farmers and residents of
the barangays since the roads then are not yet developed and not
concrete. Farmers and residents trying to deliver their products to
the city have to go through the rivers using boats as their means of
transportation to get it in the city’s marketplace.
This is a conscious effort
of DPWH Samar First District Engineering Office to provide ways on
how to make life easier as well as to connect every area in the city
to ensure that basic services and necessities can be accessed by
people situated in far-flung areas. Interconnectivity is vital in a
nation’s development.