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The
completed road widening project at Brgy. Sabang Section,
Naval, Biliran provides a wider lane for safer, faster and
convenient passage of the traveling public as well as
transport of goods and services to market centers. This is
also an access road in going to several Tourist destination
of the Island and to the only Provincial Hospital and Port
of the Province. The completed project will serve 5
Municipalities and 33 Barangays. |
DPWH-Biliran DEO
gets P1.276B based on approved 2019 budget
By
DPWH Biliran
May 24, 2019
NAVAL, Biliran –
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) -Biliran District
Engineering Office (DEO) receives an additional budget based on the
approved General Appropriations Bill (GAB) of 2019.
The district office gets a
total of P1.276B for 2019 project implementation from only P813.9M
budget allocation based on the National Expenditure Program (NEP).
This excludes the construction of P80M Caraycaray Bridge and P50M
Catmon Bridge to be implemented by the DPWH Regional Office.
David P. Adongay Jr.,
District Engineer said that under asset preservation program,
Biliran DEO will be implementing asphalt overlays, road
rehabilitation, slope protections and drainage projects amounting to
P351.518M.
“Projects under asset
preservation program will earn the government savings in
rehabilitating damaged pavement in the future,” said Adongay.
Adongay added that the
district office will also undertake the rehabilitation of Mainit and
Talibong Bridges along BCR and the Construction of new Macalpe
Bridge along Naval-Caibiran Cross Country Road (NCCCR) amounting to
P55M under the Bridge Program.
Meanwhile a total of P110M
is allotted for the construction of bypass road in Almeria town,
road widening project in Biliran town and Off-carriageway
improvements along Biliran Circumferential Road (BCR), all under
network development program.
A total of P305.6M is also
allotted for the construction of 13 flood control projects along BCR
and Maripipi Circumferential Road under the Flood Management
Program.
Under the Convergence and
Special Support Program, the district office will implement the
construction/ improvement of access road leading to Kawayan port in
Kawayan town with an allocation amount of P13M and a total of P70M
for the construction of three access roads leading to tourism sites
in convergence with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and a total
ofP106.972M for the construction of six access road projects leading
to trades, industries and economic zones in convergence with the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Moreover, 55 projects are
to be implemented under Local Infrastructure Program (LIP) amounting
to P264.260M. These includes the construction of local roads and
bridges, flood controls and drainages and multi-purpose buildings.
Adongay said that the
additional allocation for 23 projects under LIP and three projects
under convergence and special support program are now being
advertised and waiting to be bid out.
