The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 1 has accomplished 43 percent on the Ilocos segment of the ongoing Cervantes-Besao-Sagada Road Project which aims to connect Ilocos Sur and Mt. Province via Besao, Mt. Province.
DPWH Regional Office 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan, in his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and Undersecretary Eugenio R. Pipo Jr., disclosed that construction for its Package 4 has already commenced, with an allocation of P250 million from the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
“We have received funding annually for the Ilocos Sur segment of Cervantes-Besao-Sagada Road since 2020, hence its implementation is right on track. If this continues, and good weather persists, we will be able utilize this segment by 2026, if not by the end of 2025,” said Director Tan.
The Quirino, Ilocos Sur segment of Cervantes-Besao-Sagada Road Project implemented by the DPWH Regional Office covers the construction of a 2-lane road from Barangay Patungcaleo to Barangay Patiacan with a length of 11.96 kilometers. The project includes Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP), drainage, slope protection, and road safety facilities.
Since 2020, a total of P540 million was allocated for the Ilocos segment, with yearly breakdown as follows: P100 million in 2020, P20 million in 2021, P30 million in 2022, P140 million in 2023, and P250 million in 2024.
An additional allocation of P198 million will be proposed in the 2025 budget to complete remaining works of the Ilocos segment.