BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways fast-tracked the concreting and paving of local roads to support these big numbers of farmers and small businesses in that Pacific Ocean-facing province, particularly in Tagbina town.
“With improved roads, our farmers can level off production and labor to market demands,” the region’s top DPWH 13 official pointed out. The road will also serve as an alternate route for locals and tourists heading towards the region’s famous Enchanted River and its surrounding white sand beaches, said Delos Santos.
These two bridges were damaged and rendered impassable due to the scouring of the slope protection approaches, resulting in the disturbed economic activity and even hampered relief operations during the 2018 typhoon “Basyang”. “Remaining works on the parallel bridges also involve the construction of approaches that are targeted to be completed within its target timeline of completion,” he said.