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Region XI - News Archive 2007
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11/17/07 |
DAVAO STAFF HOUSE |
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 Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. unvails the marker of the new staff house in Davao City |
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11/16/07 |
STAFF MEETING HELD IN DAVAO |
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 DPWH Region XI Director Jerome M. dela Rosa welcomes Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr., the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and the regional, bureau, project directors to Davao City during the holding of regular staff meeting held last 15 November 2007. |
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05/04/07 |
DPWH COMPLETES NEW DIVERSION ROAD IN DAVAO CITY |
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 Aiming to decongest traffic in the highly urbanize city in Mindanao, the Department of Public Works and Highways completed the P 14.7 Million worth rehabilitation of Davao City Diversion Road.
DPWH OIC-Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that completion of this project will speed up traffic flow considering that the Davao City Diversion Road is one of the traffic congested road in the city as it leads to other provinces in Mindanao.
In his report to Secretary Bonoan, DPWH Region XI Director Dimas Suguilon said that the maintenance, rehabilitation and improvement of the road was completed last April 20, 2007.
The project involves the asphalt overlaying and some concrete re-blocking works on the 1,784 stretch of the diversion road.
“ With the completion of the rehabilitation of the diversion road it will not only speed up the flow of traffic but it will also improve the socio-economic condition of the residents as well as business entrepreneurs in Davao City” Soguilon said. |
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05/02/07 |
DPWH COMPLETES NEW SCHOOLBUILDINGS IN DAVAO CITY |
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Increasing school population in Davao City will be relieved of classroom shortage this coming schoolyear as the Department of Public Works and Highways completed two new schoolbuidlings in Davao City.
In support of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s School Building program, which aims to improve the standard of education in the country, DPWH OIC-Secretary Manuel Bonoan has directed the speedy completion of all school building projects of the DPWH in preparation for the coming school year.
In his report to Secretary Bonoan, DPWH Region XI Director Dimas Soguilon said that with the good weather condition they had completed the three storey school building project in Brgy. 4-A and 2- Storey School Building in Brgy. Bago Gallera in Davao City ahead of schedule.
The three-storey school building is located at Palma Gil Elementary School in Brgy. 4-A, constructed with the total amount of P 14. 4 Million.
Meanwhile, the two-storey school building project named after First Lady Eva Macapagal, is located in E. Bustamante Highschool with a total cost of P 1.4 Million.
The two new schoolbuildings are expected to serve for about a total of 500 students of Davao City.
In coordination with the Department of Education the DPWH has already completed a total of 4,248 schoolbuilding projects nationwide. |
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04/24/07 |
DPWH TO RECONSTRUCT 56 YEAR OLD BRIDGE IN DAVAO CITY |
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 Immediately after the collapse of its pier a week ago, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Region XI Office has conducted a structural integrity assessment as it has closed to traffic the 56-year old Bankerohan bridge (Governor Generoso bridge) in Davao City.
DPWH-Region XI Director Dimas Soguilon said that in compliance with the instructions of DPWH OIC-Secretary Manuel Bonoan, they are now preparing the detailed plan for the bridge reconstruction, which is a major requirement for funding allocation.
Soguilon further informed that the after the construction of a new bridge, they still allowed the use of the old bridge to facilitate the flow of traffic along the heavily travelled Davao-Cotabato Road (Mc Arthur Highway), one of the main entry points to Davao City from other parts of Central and Northern Davao-Cotabato Road (Mc Arthur Highway) Gov. Generoso bridge is vital in the daily economic activities of Davao City as it serve as one of the major access road going in and out of the city and a major component of the Davao road network.
“Though the Davao City local government had given us a period of eight moths to finish the bridge reconstruction, we shall target to complete the project within six moths if funds will be made available soon,” Soguilon said.
Recently, DPWH Assistant Secretary Rafael Yabut, in-charge of Mindanao operations has also conducted an ocular inspection on the bridge. He further instructed the DPWH Region XI Office to determine the cause of collapse and to come up with remedial measures needed to restore the normal flow of traffic.
Together with DPWH-Bureau of Design bridge experts and hydraulic engineers, the investigation revealed that the bridge collapsed due to old age because it has already served twice its expected lifespan. The deck slab sagged by 20 centimeters, but due to the bolted joints, it prevented the main bridge from collapsing.
The proposed reconstruction of Gov. Generoso Bridge involves the construction of 180 lineal meters of Pre Stressed Concrete Girder bridge on bored piles, removal of 162 lineal meter Steel I-beam superstructure including piers and other existing structures and obstructions, bridge approaches and flood control structures.
To date, in coordination with the local government unit the bridge was already closed to traffic, warning signs and informative signs on the alternate routes were already installed and the dismantling of deck slab is on-going to prevent further damage on the bridge. |
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