DILG awaiting 72 provinces’ road dev’t plans

THE Department of Interior and Local Government ( DILG) called on 72 provinces to fast- track their drafting of Land Road Network Development Plans ( LRNDP) in order for them to receive their share of the P8.3 billion set aside this year for road and bridge repair, rehabilitation and improvement.

The funds fall under the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) program.

“The provincial LGUs ( local government units) must fast-track the completion and submission of their LRNDPs for the CMGP funds to be downloaded to them,” Officer- in- Charge Secretary Eduardo M. Año said in a statement Wednesday.

The DILG noted that nine out of 81 provinces have completed their plans, which is required for the release of the CMGP funds.

LRNDPs outline each province’s “core roads that need to be improved or rehabilitated in the next five years to support local economic drivers, particularly agriculture, trade, logistics, and tourism hubs,” according to the DILG.

The plan is expected to contain a value chain analysis, a network map, and other information which “show the state of connectivity between national and local road networks,” DILG added.

Last year, DILG allocated P18.03 billion for provincial road repair and rehabilitation under CMGP. —