DPWH completes Pampanga road rehab
The office has also included the installation of reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings to ensure road safety and smooth flow of traffic.
PORAC, Pampanga — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a road rehabilitation project in Pampanga and the construction of four water supplies in Nueva Ecija.
The DPWH Pampanga 2nd District Engineering Office revealed that it has completed the rehabilitation of the 1.247-km portion of the Angeles-Porac-Floridablanca-Dinalupihan Road.
District Engineer Gregorio Audea Jr. said that the P29-million asphalt overlay project done at the road’s Porac Section was finished ahead of schedule.
“Our office maintains the 28.34-kilometer segment of this secondary road that connects Angeles City in Pampanga and Dinalupihan in Bataan. It is estimated that more than seven thousand vehicles pass through here daily and traffic load is one of the reasons for the deterioration of the road pavement,” Audea said.
He added that the rehabilitation project involved the application of bituminous concrete overlay in which the appropriate thickness was determined to accommodate the additional traffic loads hence extending pavement life and provide a good driving surface.
The office has also included the installation of reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings to ensure road safety and smooth flow of traffic.
In Gapan City, the DPWH Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office completed four water supply projects funded under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, which is seen to provide residents of remote barangays in the city access to safe water resources.
The Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office completed the rehabilitation of the existing water system in Barangay San Lorenzo and the installation of three overhead tanks in the barangays of Mahipon, Puting Tubig, and Kapalangan amounting to P6.3 million.
District Engineer Elpidio Y. Trinidad said that the DPWH is committed to improving water-supply infrastructures in communities that do not have proper access to water, noting that the overhead tanks can store about 35,000 liters of water that can be used by local households.