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02/02/12 |
DPWH METRO MANILA ROAD REPAIR ADVISORY, February 3-6, 2012 |
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Motorists and the general public are advised to expect traffic slowdown/build-up in some sections of major thoroughfares in Metro Manila as the Department of Public Works and Highway-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) will continue road improvement and maintenance works in the following areas effective 10 PM of February 3 (Friday) to 4 AM of February 6, 2012 (Monday):
•Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. (Buendia) from Roxas Blvd. to Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City under supervision of South Manila Engineering District Office.
•Taft Avenue (Cluster), Pasay City from Sto Niño St. to EDSA southbound under supervision of South Manila Engineering District Office.
•Aurora Boulevard (Southbound), Pasay City from EDSA to Andrews Avenue under supervision of South Manila Engineering District Office.
•New Panaderos St., Sta. Ana, Manila under supervision of South Manila Engineering District.
•South Superhighway (South Bound) from Zobel Roxas St. to Qurino Avenue under South Manila Engineering District.
•EDSA, Caloocan City, northbound lane going to Monumento, 6th lane from center island, between F. Aguilar St. and G. De Jesus St. under supervision of Third Metro Manila Engineering District Office.
•EDSA, Quezon City, southbound going to Quezon Avenue, 1st lane between West Avenue Station to Quezon Avenue under supervision of Quezon City First Engineering District Office
•EDSA, Quezon City, Corregidor 1st lane northbound from Quezon Avenue to Fema Road under supervision of Quezon City First Engineering District Office
•Katipunan Avenue, C-5 Southbound going to B. Serrano Avenue, 2nd lane from center island between Aurora Blvd. and P. Tuazon St. and 1st lane from center island between Sunrise St. and R. Matanda St. under supervision of Quezon City Second Engineering District Office.
Repair and maintenance of these national roads in Metro Manila has been coordinated by the DPWH-NCR with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. For any concern, complaint, suggestion, recommendation, observation, please call 165-02; 536-3477 or text DPWH (space) message then send to 2920.
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02/01/12 |
DPWH INSTALLS RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
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Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio L. Singson has directed DPWH field offices to facilitate the construction of rainwater collection system (RCWS) in public schools nationwide in support of the Aquino administration’s climate change adaptation program as he announced the allocation of P39.6 Million this year for the implementation of 547 units of RCWS .
The DPWH, as lead agency of a task group on rainwater conservation, has come up with prototypes of rainwater collector system that would harvest, collect, and store rainwater from the roof or from a groundwater catchment or multi-purpose pavement for use during dry season.
Secretary Singson’s directive is in compliance to RA 6716 or Rainwater Collection and Spring Development Act and Executive Order 774 reorganizing the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change.
Secretary Singson also said that the rainwater collection system for 2011 had an allocation of P38.4 Million for 414 units of RCWS distributed to district engineering offices nationwide. “Schools without access to potable water facilities are the top priorities for this project. But If there is no qualified public school compound, we can consider public markets as second option,” said Secretary Singson.
To date, the DPWH has already completed 136 units of RCWS with 100 units on-going.
“We plan to double the number of schools with these facilities this year to address the lack of water supply in state-run institutions amid the forecast of PAGASA that La Niña is expected to extend up to the first quarter,” added Secretary Singson.
Types of rainwater collection system constructed are reinforced concrete ground storage tank with a capacity of 8,000 liters of water, reinforced steel ground storage tank with 4,000 liters capacity, plastic container tank with 4000 liters capacity and the concrete storage tank with a capacity of 60,000 liters.
In a report, DPWH Region 8 Director Rolando M. Asis reported the completion of 31 projects in various schools in Eastern Visayas.
Among the schools benefited from the project are the following: Higatangan Elementary School in Naval, Biliran; Barangay Candelaria Elementary in Matag-ob, Leyte; Catarman II Central School in Catarman, Northern Samar; Utap Elementary School in Tacloban; Lawaan Central Elementary School in Lawaan, Eastern Samar; San Joaquin Elementary School in Calbayog City; Catbalogan National Comprehensive High School in Mercedes, Catbalogan; and Panan-awan Elementary School in Maasin City.
The project is also part of the government’s efforts to promote water conservation to address the diminishing freshwater supply due to over extraction of groundwater, water pollution, inefficient water infrastructure and climate change.
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