The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the completion of flood control structure in Dinalupihan, Bataan.
DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said the flood control project along the Colo River shield the communities and farmland from perennial flooding during heavy rains.
He said the structure comprised of revetment walls with a combined length of 656.68 linear meters constructed in three adjacent sections of Colo River in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan.
DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino said the newly-built river walls extended the existing concrete slope protection in the province.
"It aims to provide better protection for residents and reduce potential damage to property caused by water overflow," said Tolentino.
The DPWH Bataan First District Engineering Office (DEO) implemented the project with a funding of P82.7 million under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2022.