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Zamboanga road projects near completion- DPWH

Published Jan 30, 2022 01:44 pm

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has vowed to finish the road projects in Zamboanga region that would ensure interconnectivity of towns and provinces in the area.

Among those project were Alicia-Malangas Road and Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road both in Zamboanga Sibugay; and Tampilisan-Sandayong Road in Zamboanga del Norte.

DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said 23.73 kilometers Alicia-Malangas Road with eight bridges has physical accomplishment of 83 percent, while the 29.70 kilometers Lutiman-Guicam- Olutanga Road is at 77 percent.

On the other hand, he said the Tampilisan-Sandayong Road, with a total length of 15.35 kilometers including three bridges, has posted a 95 percent completion status.

"These three roads provide rural connectivity that is important to poverty alleviation as it provides access to safe, accessible and sustainable transport systems," said Sadain.

The projects are funded by a loan agreement between the Government of the Philippines and Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is aimed at enhancing the economic development and peace and order situation in the region of Mindanao.

Sadain, also the chief implementer of infrastructure flagship projects of the government under the ‘Build Build Build’ (BBB) program, said in his report to DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, that three core projects of the Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP) will be ready for inauguration by the second quarter of this year.

Meanwhile, Sadain expressed satisfaction with the progress of activities at R.T. Lim-Siocon Road connecting Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte, a non-core project that began in February last year.

Improved implementation of the project is evident with the sufficient equipment, effective construction approach that gives emphasis on quality and improved safety and traffic management at the road project covering 24.52 kilometers with eight bridges.

Also inspected was the on-going construction of Guicam Bridge that will connect Barangay Guicam, Alicia to Barangay Hula-Hula, Mabuhay of Zamboanga Sibugay and align with the Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road Project leading to Olutanga Island.

Other roads that are under construction are seven sub-projects with a total length of 230.22 kilometers, including the 540-meter Guicam Bridge in Zamboanga Peninsula and three other bridges with a total length of 1.790km in the Island Province of Tawi-Tawi.

Aside from this rural connectivity, the infrastructure projects in Zamboanga Peninsula also provide local employment opportunities, a much-needed safety net to reduce financial distress particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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