Diatagon Bridge, Km 1377+517 along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Diatagon, Surigao del Sur is to be closed to traffic from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM today, July 1, 2014 due to repair/retrofitting/replacement works of dilapidated steel girder on the bridge.
Traffic will be opened immediately after the activity.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio L. Singson has directed the strict adherence to DPWH policy in preserving historic sites and structures in all its projects nationwide.
Secretary Singson said that these historic sites and structures are of historical value, therefore, they must be preserved.
“We have to preserve these historic sites and structures for the young generation to learn from our past,” said Secretary Singson.
Diatagon Bridge, Km 1377+517 along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Diatagon, Surigao del Sur is to be closed to traffic from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM today, July 1, 2014 due to repair/retrofitting/replacement works of dilapidated steel girder on the bridge.
Traffic will be opened immediately after the activity.
The Department of Public Works and Highways has re-opened to vehicular traffic the bailey bridge along Butuan City - Talacogon - Loreto - Veruela - Sta. Fe National secondary road in Agusan del Sur that partially collapsed yesterday (June 20, 2014).
Tagabaka bailey bridge along Butuan City - Talacogon - Loreto - Veruela - Sta. Fe National secondary road in Agusan del Sur partially collapsed due to passage of heavy loaded truck.
According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 13 Director Danilo Verzola, the bailey bridge capacity is only for five (5) tons, however, overloaded cargo trucks weighing 25 to 35 tons are passing along that route.
Trucks loaded with falcata logs are usually passing through that bridge, Verzola added.
Two middle lanes of España Boulevard from P. Campa Street to N. Reyes Street are now open to motorists after thirteen (13) days of round-the-clock road improvement works.
This was after Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) finished early Wednesday (June 18) the Stage 2 of the Concreting with Drainage Improvement of España Boulevard or the construction on 762.6-square meter middle lanes of España Boulevard.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Iloilo City District Engineering Office (ICDEO), under the leadership of District Engineer Rodney A. Gustilo and Assistant District Engineer Marilou G. Zamora has opened to traffic the remaining two lanes of the Buntatala Bridge in the district of Jaro last May 30, 2014.
The inauguration was graced by Iloilo City Lone Congressional District Representative Jerry P. Treñas, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog, Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III, and barangay captains of Jaro district.
The 6th Regional Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways, under the leadership of Regional Director Edilberto D. Tayao and Assistant Regional Director Lea N. Delfinado, hosted the national meeting of the Regional Directors last May 27, 2014.
During the meeting, Regional Director Edilberto D. Tayao briefed his fellow directors on how he was able to execute the projects including the orderly acquisition of the right of way and the relocation of the informal settlers on time and without cost overruns.
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Construction of Junction Batasan – San Mateo – Rodriguez Bypass Link Road Project of DPW-Rizal II District Engineering Office was held on June 4, 2014.
The “completion of a four-storey, twelve-classroom building at A. Bonifacio Elementary School” provides a more comfortable learning environment for the students of Caloocan City. This project was implemented by the DPWH-NCR Metro Manila III District Engineering Office.
