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Motorists are advised that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will continue its improvement works of national roads in Metro Manila over the weekend.

According to DPWH-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) Director Ador G. Canlas, the road rehabilitation will begin at 11 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 and will cover Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), northbound direction after Oliveros Street, 2nd lane from sidewalk; and at the southbound direction after Lagarian Creek to Ernie Garcia beside MRT.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is more than half-way done with the reconstruction of Ormoc City Grandstand at Ormoc City Central School, Leyte Province.

In an inspection, District Engineer Lino Francisco C. Gonzales of DPWH Leyte 4th District Engineering Office (DEO) said that works are being fast-tracked in time for the Eastern Visayas Athletic Association (EVRAA) this coming March 3-9, 2019.

“The project contractor has been ordered to undertake a round-the-clock work to complete the project by February 2019,” said DE Gonzales.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently implementing the road widening project along intermittent sections of the Iloilo-Antique Road located in the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal, Miagao, and San Joaquin, province of Iloilo.

According to DPWH-Iloilo First District Engineer Nonie A. Viyar, the amount of P87.045-million will be utilized for the widening from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes road the 2.549-kilometer segment of the Iloilo-Antique Road.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to complete the 1.8-kilometer section of Mindanao Avenue Extension from P. Dela Cruz Street to Gen. Luis Avenue in Caloocan City.

In an inspection held Thursday, January 17, 2019, DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the ongoing road project dubbed as Mindanao Avenue Extension Segment 2C is now 90 percent completed.