The 4.67-km. road project, designed to decongest traffic in the city’s commercial district, covers bank and slope protection works and other structures, said DPWH project engineer Ramon Calagos.
“The PHP350 million budget is only for phase 1 of
the project. It does not include the concreting and the construction of the
bridge located in Aguit-itan village,” Calagos told the Philippine News Agency
(PNA) on Wednesday.
Work on the entire diversion road, which began
early last month, will be completed in 2020, he said.
The road will traverse the seashores of seven
coastal villages in the city, but he assured that mangrove plantations will not
be affected.
“The increasing volume of vehicles coming in and
out of the city congests the road, so we need to do something to help control
it,” Calagos added. “This project, just like the Calbayog Diversion Road, will
help in solving our traffic problems and help in bringing economic development
to our place.”
Samar 1st District Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, in a
press statement issued last week, said that he is very positive of the
project’s outcome to the people of Samar.
“Calbayog is the center where vehicles coming from
Luzon and Mindanao pass through. With this, they now have an alternative route,
aside from the city proper and the diversion road.” Sarmiento added.
Calbayog is a first-class city in Samar, with a
population of 183,851 in 157 villages. It is the third largest city in terms of
land and water areas in the Philippines. (JSA/PNA)
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