An access road leading to the Calbayog Airport in Samar province will be constructed in a bid to ease traffic along Daang Maharlika in Calbayog City, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.
The proposed Capoocan-Dagum Diversion Road will start from Matobato Elementary School in Barangay Capoocan going through an intersection in Caramel Subdivision and Pagbalican Road until it reaches its endpoint in Calbayog Diversion Road at Barangay Dagum.
According to the department, it will be a 1.156-kilometer road with four lanes, additional two bicycle lanes, and two for pedestrian lane on both direction.
A drainage structure will also be built on areas identified where flooding is recurring with a total length of 1.69 kilometer.
The road project will be implemented under a multi-year program.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that the project is envisioned to resolve the heavy volume of traffic along Daang Maharlika during peak hours starting in Barangay Matobato.
Aside from easing traffic, Villar said that in 20 years, Calbayog Airport is anticipated to become an international airport, “thus, tourist influx and businesses will flourish and with Calbayog City’s development, hence roads should already be in place, giving emphasis for the construction of a diversion road.”
“This will open a lot of opportunities not only to big businesses but also to small and local trades in the city,” the secretary said. “Projections and visions of the needed infrastructures is vital for the realization of a flourishing economy.”