The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally inaugurated on Saturday, August 26, 2017 two (2) infrastructure development projects in Iloilo City.
The infrastructure projects includes the completion of Esplanade 1 Extension and Nabitasan-San Rafael Bypass Road in the amount of P40.2 million and P134.9 million, respectively.
As of 7:30 pm on Monday, September 11, 2017, the Adriatico Bridge (reinforced box culvert) in Malate, Manila was once again closed to traffic due to new cracks on its deck slab.
The box culvert that was reopened earlier at 2:30 pm sustained cracks, originating from the 4-meter initial damage, according to DPWH-National Capital Region Director Melvin B. Navarro.
"To ensure public safety, we decided to close the bridge until we fix these cracks," added Director Navarro
The damaged bridge (reinforced box culvert) along Adriatico Street between Quirino Avenue and Pablo Ocampo Street (old Vito Cruz) in Malate, Manila was reopened to light vehicles on Monday, September 11, 2017.
This was announced by DPWH National Capital Region Director Melvin B. Navarro, who cited that one (1) out of the four (4) lanes of the box culvert which collapsed on Friday, September 8, 2017 due to a parked overloaded garbage truck, is now safe for light vehicle use.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently reconstituted the National Building Code Review Committee (NBCRC) to further strengthen the implementation of the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR).
The National Building Code, also known as Presidential Decree No. 1096, is a government policy covering technical requirements in constructing or renovating buildings and structures in the Philippines to secure the life, health, property and welfare of the Filipinos.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has lined up three (3) major by-pass road projects that will decongest traffic along national highways in the northern and central parts of Iloilo Province.
The by-pass roads costing a total of P394 million will be constructed in Passi City, and the towns of Zaraga, and Barotac Nuevo.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dispatched two (2) new amphibious excavators (amphex) to dredge the silted and hyacinth-clogged Liguasan Marsh in Central Mindanao.
DPWH Region 12 OIC-Director Basir M. Ibrahim said Liguasan Marsh – a premier but critical wetland ecosystem along Rio Grande de Mindanao, second largest river in the Philippines, spanning the regions of Central Mindanao, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and Southern Mindanao - needs declogging as volume of water hyacinths are blocking waterways.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dispatched two (2) new amphibious excavators (amphex) to dredge the silted and hyacinth-clogged Liguasan Marsh in Central Mindanao.
DPWH Region 12 OIC-Director Basir M. Ibrahim said Liguasan Marsh – a premier but critical wetland ecosystem along Rio Grande de Mindanao, second largest river in the Philippines, spanning the regions of Central Mindanao, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and Southern Mindanao - needs declogging as volume of water hyacinths are blocking waterways.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has lined up three (3) major by-pass road projects that will decongest traffic along national highways in the northern and central parts of Iloilo Province.
The by-pass roads costing a total of P394 million will be constructed in Passi City, and the towns of Zaraga, and Barotac Nuevo.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) hosted a meeting to map out activities for the observance of this year’s Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection (CPAP) Week on Sept. 16 to 22.
The meeting which was held on Sept. 5, 2017 at the DPWH Head Office, Port Area, Manila, was attended by the National Working Committee on CPAP Week composed of members from various sectors as well as participating DPWH employees.
After inspecting evacuation centers for Marawi evacuees, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working on timely completion of site development works where the first batch of transitory houses for Marawi siege evacuees will be built.
“The area being developed by DPWH in Barangay Sagongsongan, Marawi City, can accommodate 1,100 families,” Secretary Mark Villar noted.
“Currently, we are preparing a portion of the site where the National Housing Authority (NHA) can build a total of 275 transitory houses,” said Secretary Villar.