Locals and tourists will now have easier access to new water falls destinations in the province of Quirino with the concrete paving of the first 2.08-kilometer road project under the convergence program of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Tourism (DOT).
DPWH Quirino District Engineer Lorna B. Asuten reported that the newly-concreted road is part of a 17.04-kilometer ongoing access road project that leads to newly identified tourist spots, thse Napipiwongan Falls in Barangay Nagabgaban, Aglipay, and Dibiwen Falls in Barangay Dingasan, Cabarroguis.
“The 2-lane agri-tourism road with shoulders on both sides will not only allow easy and safer access to Quirino’s new waterfalls, but also support farmers in the area,” said District Engineer Asuten.
“Athough a small section of the entire project, the paved section is already benefiting farmers in the easy transport of their fruit-bearing products and other high value crops such as lanzones and rambutan,” added District Engineer Asuten.
Travel time going to Dibiwen Falls has also been reduced to an hour from the end of the paved road.
When fully-completed, the tourism road is also expected to benefit residents of Barangay Alimit in the municipality of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya by providing interconnectivity with neighboring municipalities of Quirino.