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DPWH begins installation of metal railings at Leyte Tide Embankment Project Section 4

Metal railings that will ensure safety of pedestrians and bikers are now being installed at the Leyte Road Heightening and Tide Embankment (RHTE) Project in Eastern Visayas Region.

In her report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH-VIII Director Nerie Bueno said installation works have begun at the subsection 4.2B which is part of a 7.44-kilometer RHTE Section 4 that covers Barangays 89, 90, of Tacloban City and Barangays Candahug, MacArthur Shrine, Baras, Bernard Reed Bridge, and Cogon of Palo, Leyte.

DPWH begins installation of metal railings at Leyte Tide Embankment Project Section 4

Metal railings that will ensure safety of pedestrians and bikers are now being installed at the Leyte Road Heightening and Tide Embankment (RHTE) Project in Eastern Visayas Region.

In her report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH-VIII Director Nerie Bueno said installation works have begun at the subsection 4.2B which is part of a 7.44-kilometer RHTE Section 4 that covers Barangays 89, 90, of Tacloban City and Barangays Candahug, MacArthur Shrine, Baras, Bernard Reed Bridge, and Cogon of Palo, Leyte.

DPWH begins installation of metal railings at Leyte Tide Embankment Project Section 4

Metal railings that will ensure safety of pedestrians and bikers are now being installed at the Leyte Road Heightening and Tide Embankment (RHTE) Project in Eastern Visayas Region.

In her report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH-VIII Director Nerie Bueno said installation works have begun at the subsection 4.2B which is part of a 7.44-kilometer RHTE Section 4 that covers Barangays 89, 90, of Tacloban City and Barangays Candahug, MacArthur Shrine, Baras, Bernard Reed Bridge, and Cogon of Palo, Leyte.

VILLAR: Butuan By-Pass Road on track to be completed by early 2021

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar inspected on November 23, 2018, the Butuan By-Pass Road project. The bypass road is a solution to the increasing volume of traffic along the Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan (BCIR) Road which prevents fast mobility of economic goods and irate commuters to the hilt, more at present, when rainy season has begun.

“The Butuan by-pass road is an alternate route that gives commuters an escape from traffic congestion in downtown Butuan and provides faster route towards northern and south eastern Mindanao,” Villar said.

VILLAR: Butuan By-Pass Road on track to be completed by early 2021

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar inspected on November 23, 2018, the Butuan By-Pass Road project. The bypass road is a solution to the increasing volume of traffic along the Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan (BCIR) Road which prevents fast mobility of economic goods and irate commuters to the hilt, more at present, when rainy season has begun.

“The Butuan by-pass road is an alternate route that gives commuters an escape from traffic congestion in downtown Butuan and provides faster route towards northern and south eastern Mindanao,” Villar said.

P23-million flood control structure constructed in Guimaras town

Residents living near the river in Brgy. Tastasan in Buenavista town, Guimaras province will no longer worry of water overflow during rainy days with the construction of a flood control project implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Guimaras District Engineering Office.

With the amount of P23.25 million, the project involves construction of flood control structure with the length of 1.188 kilometers along Tastasan River in Buenavista, Guimaras.

DPWH constructs Aklan Tourism Center

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Aklan District Engineering Office is currently undertaking the construction of Tourism and Trade Investment and Promotion Center in the province of Aklan.

According to District Engineer Noel L. Fuentebella, an initial amount of P20.0 million from District’s FY 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA), released to commence the construction.

Drone use to check integrity of Philippine’s longest and highest bridges in Eastern Visayas

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones are now being utilized to check structural integrity of the country’s longest and highest bridges – the San Juanico Bridge connecting Samar and Leyte and Agas-Agas Bridge in Southern Leyte both located in Eastern Visayas.

In an event held recently, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Project Team presented to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the initial findings of the first few drone inspections conducted earlier in November.

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