Infra projects accelerate Region VI economic growth -- DPWH
The Infante flyover and other high impact projects of the Department of Public Works, Region VI are always complementary to the growth and development of the country's agriculture, industry, trade, commerce and tourism, said DPWH VI Director Rolando Asis.
Director Asis said that in Iloilo City right now, the P400 million Infante Flyover is now being constructed at the intersection of Infante and Gen. Luna Streets. This project has a total length of 305.80 lm. The construction works started in April 2007 where the bored piles for the three piers and one abutment were already drilled, and two piers were already poured with concrete up to ground level, while concrete pouring for one pier and abutment were stopped due to rectification of design.
The DPWH VI Director said that thirty sets of steel cages were already fabricated. With four months duration, he said, the flyover is expected to be completed by the end of July 2007. The implementation of this Rapidly Erected Permanent Urban Flyover is under the "Tulay ng Pangulo sa Kaunlaran" Project.
"The government believes that economic growth can be accelerated by providing the country with a strong infrastructure base," Director Asis declared as he enumerated the four SONA projects: Metro Iloilo Radial Road which involves the on-going construction of 2.28 km-road with a cost of P34,038,888.88; Iloilo-Sta.Barbara Road (Pavia-Sta.Barbara Section)-P40,687,956.41; Pandan-Libertad, Antique-Aklan Boundary road, funded under the RRNDP-III, with an estimated cost ofP312.572 million involving the concreting of 27.42 kms. Road; and the Concrete Paving of Iloilo City-Caticlan Highway (Iloilo-Ivisan) --P60.0 million, divided into five sections with a total length of 1.44 kms., and an overall accomplishment of 16.71 percent.
Other RRNDP --III Projects include: Boundary Antique/Iloilo-Anini-y-Villavert-Jimenez Road-P383.40 million for concreting of 29.95 kms. Stretch of road; Maayon-Cuarter-Jct.Iloilo/Capiz Road, P27.888 million for concreting of 41.64 kms. Road; NRIMP 1 projects: Rehabilitation of San Enrique-Villahermoso Road(La Castellana-Kanlaon Section)- P108,684,440.53, rehabilitation of5.40 kms. Road; Rehabilitation of Kabankalan-Basay Road (Hinoba-an section)-P117,674,404.51, rehabilitation of 6.65 kms road; Other signific ant Road Proejcts: Repair/Rehabilitation of Pototan-Passi Road-P52,591,796.53; Conc.Paving of Iloilo-Capiz East Coast Road(Pres.Roxas/Pilar sections)-P20.0 million, concreting of 2.0 kms.road; Conc.Paving of Dumarao-San Rafael road-P20.0 M, concreting of 1.44 kms.road; Con.Paving of Iloilo-Capiz Road, New Route-P20.0 concreting of 1.44kms.road.
For Bridges, the DPWH pointed to Valderrama Bridge (Antique) and approaches,P98,588,048.37-DPWH Bridge Replacement Program-UK-assisted; Banica Bridge and Approaches(Capiz), P18,463,880.72-DPWH-Austria; and Kalibo Bridge (Aklan)-P35,890,888.46.
(PIA)