DPWH BARES 2014 PERFORMANCE IN WESTERN MINDANAO The new road opening for the Zamboanga City By-Pass Road which is 62 percent complete to date is among the significant accomplishment for CY 2014 of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Western Mindanao. Linking east with the west coast thru Barangay Patalon to Barangay Culianan, the road project will decongest traffic within the Zamboanga City proper as this will provide the neighboring cities of Dipolog, Pagadian and other municipalities a direct trade route to the Zamboanga Free Port Zone. The road project received initial funding of P310 Million and subsequently allotted with a total amount of P750 Million for phases 2 and 3. In 2014, DPWH Region 9 implemented 1,860 current and carry-over projects valued at P 16.771 Billion of which 1,412 projects were reported to Secretary Rogelio L. Singson by Regional Director Jorge Sebastian as completed. Major part of the total budget was allotted in the construction and improvement of roads, highways and bridges in the amount of P1.3 Billion of which 607 were completed while the total value of P115.463 Million for flood control and drainage projects resulted to the completion of 168 projects. Funding amount of P965.712 Million for elementary and secondary school buildings, and P280.629 Million for hospitals and health centers resulted to the completion of 674 and 47 projects, respectively. Following the massive destruction wrought by the 23-day armed conflict in 2013 at Zamboanga City, DPWH was at the forefront of building back better with 19 on-going projects and accomplishment of 32.47% in the implementation of Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R). The Region manages a total of 1,620.387 kms. of national roads with 972.25 kms. concrete, 398.282 kms. asphalt, 262.821 kms. gravel and 7.007 kms earth. The total road length includes newly converted Zamboanga del Sur Coastal Road with length of 125.883 kms. Also, the total length of gravel road increased by more than 44 kms due to additional road length of Zamboanga West Coast Road to include 19.181 kms Siocon-Sirawai-Sibuco-Limpapa Road with a length of 19.181 kms and 25.493 kms. Imelda-Bayog-Kumalarang-Lapuyan-Margosatubig Road. The total 300 existing bridges with a length of 12,576.90 lineal meters are consists of 231 concrete bridges, 68 steel bridges and 1 temporary bridge. Under the Transition Investment Support Program (ISP) for Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao, all 10 projects were completed amounting to P1.216 Billion.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:22:39 +0000