DPWH Leyte to bid all 2017 projects by December

TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PNA) -– The 2nd Leyte Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH 2nd LED) is set to start bidding of PHP632 million worth of infrastructure projects for 2017.

These are the projects to be undertaken by the district office under the PHP1.7-billion regular infrastructure fund approved by the central office for the district engineering projects for next year.

District Engineer Carlos Veloso said a higher budget is allocated for 2017 compared to this year, thus, the district can expect more infrastructure projects to be started in the coming months.

On Nov. 27, scheduled for bidding are 27 projects after their pre-detailed engineering was recently completed.

Meanwhile, the rest of the projects are still ongoing pre-detailed engineering and will be bidded out by Dec. 5, 2016.

Veloso said that all projects of the district for 2017 are targeted to be bidded out by December 2016.

These projects consist mainly of widening, reblocking and flood control projects. Also, bridge widening projects are also set in 2017 and will target to expand the bridges to more than two lanes.

These bridges include Calbasag Bridge, Bocog Bridge, Balocawe Bridge, Bawon Bridge and Balire Bridge along the Maharlika Highway.

Ponong Bridge, Sagkahan Bridge, Tagak Bridge and Cocot Bridge along the Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road are also parts of the bride widening project.

Meanwhile, a PHP201-million Binahaan Bridge project will also be started along the Pastrana-Dagami-Burauen road. The project will be implemented by the regional office of the DPWH. (PNA)

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