The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Director Rolando Asis has high hopes that the construction of the P80 million Iloilo-Caticlan road network would start soon before the public works ban is implemented this March in connection
The project will be another concrete support of the government to give a push to our tourism industry which contributes an important role in improving the country's economy, Director Asis said in a PIA interview.
"We have instructed our concerned field engineering district offices to post the advertisement of the project for bidding, so that upon release of funds before the banning period, then the construction of the road project will be exempted from the election ban and we start the work," Director Asis said.
Meanwhile, the DPWH Director said that construction work is being accelerated for the P496 million Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road or Contract Package 3 of the Arterial Road Links Development Project Phase 5.
According to the DPWH Philippine Japan Highway Loan Project Director Vicente Perez, the Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road is already 67.23% complete.
The road project when completed will cater to the transportation needs of eleven municipalities of Iloilo province and will pave the way to socio-economic development as it provides reliable access road to various tourist destinations in Panay island.
The project which involves rehabilitation and improvement of 39 kilometers of Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road Section, starts at the road junction of of Panian, municipality of Balasan and traverses southward towards the towns of Batad, San Dionisio, Sara and ends up at the town proper of Ajuy.
(T.Villavert/PIA)
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