The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a flood mitigation structure along Coronel River which will serve as the first line of defense of communities living along the river in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija
In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said that the 830-lineal-meter flood control structure was built to protect local residents against overflowing of Coronel River during typhoon season.
The DPWH chief pointed out that the flood control structure will have a significant impact on the agricultural lands and residential communities in the area since flood incidence will be tremendously reduced.
It is expected that the flood shield structure will be a major factor for a more progressive economy as agricultural yields will increase and the transport of local products to the trading partners will be done more expeditiously.
The P81.4-million project was funded under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2022 and undertaken by the DPWH Nueva Ecija Second District Engineering Office (DEO) under its chief Elpidio Y. Trinidad.
Earlier, the DPWH had completed three local roads which it said will boost the agricultural development in the towns of Bongabon, Gabaldon, and Llanera in Nueva Ecija.
The improvement of a total of six-lane kilometers of road was completed by the two district engineering offices (DEOs) in Nueva Ecija.
In the town of Bongabon, the DPWH Nueva Ecija Second DEO has provided a much improved road access to the farming communities with the completion of the 2.38 lane kilometers of local road in Barangay Rizal.
The DPWH Nueva Ecija Second DEO assured the public of safer and convenient travels in Barangay Tagumpay, Gabaldon as 1.98 lane kilometers of road was raised that were previously ‘muddy’ during the rainy season.
Meanwhile, the DPWH Nueva Ecija First DEO had improved the condition of the 1.7 lane kilometer road that eased the transport of agricultural machinery to the farmlands in Barangay Bosque, Llanera.
Bonoan said the newly-paved roads are expected to further enhance the agricultural output in the said towns with better accessibility and efficient transport of farm products to the market centers in and beyond the boundaries of Nueva Ecija. (Chito A. Chavez)