The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed another segment of bank protection project to aid a riverside community in the municipality of Bula, Camarines Sur.
In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Region 5 Director Virgilio C. Eduarte said that a P93.31-million project was recently implemented along a portion of Pawili River in the low-lying barangay of Salvacion.
Constructed is a riverbank structure spanning 323 meters and incorporated with two (2) berms, with a combined height of 6.72 meters. The project also includes railings, stairs, and lamp posts for safety and accessibility.
Director Eduarte said that the completed flood-control is a continuing project that aims to prevent flooding due to the overflow of Pawili River.
In 2023, the DPWH Camarines Sur 5th District Engineering Office (DEO) also built bank protection structures along four (4) other sections of Pawili River in Barangay Fabrica, Sto. Domingo, Salvacion, and San Roque, with combined cost of P289.29 million.
The DPWH Camarines Sur 5th DEO is also working on another P96.5-million extension of the riverbank protection in Barangay Fabrica which is now 91.84 percent completed.