The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has institutionalized the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste in asphalt mixtures as a standard for national road construction to enhance pavement durability and promote sustainable infrastructure. This follows the...
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – The Department of Public Works and Highways recently completed the construction of a hanging bridge in Barangay Lipit Sur here. The bridge will provide enhanced access, safer travel, and improved economic prospects for residents. The project was built for P5 million under...
TACLOBAN CITY – San Juanico Bridge will be off-limits to heavy vehicles for almost two years pending the completion of the P900-million total rehabilitation project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday. DPWH Eastern Visayas Assistant Regional Director Maria Margarita...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Vehicles started to pile up after the Department of Public Works and Highways-8 imposed a temporary three-metric ton maximum gross weight limit on the San Juanico Bridge. DPWH-8 Regional Director Edgar Tabacon called for understanding and cooperation from the public in their effort...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will start drainage and road repairs at the Taft Avenue–Buendia Avenue intersection in Pasay City on May 15 to mitigate flooding and improve traffic flow in the area. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the South Manila District...
Repairs on expansion joints along the northbound section of the Manuel Roxas Jr. Flyover in Tondo, Manila, have started as part of a major retrofitting and strengthening project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. In a report, the DPWH–North Manila District Engineering...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is aiming to complete by July 2025 the full connection of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to the Maharlika Highway in Nueva Ecija through the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) Phase I. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said...
The World Bank has cited some inroads in the long-delayed Metro Manila flood control project, which is being partly funded by a loan it approved eight years ago. "The progress is moderately satisfactory with 38 pumping station construction sites and solid waste reduction activities," the...
No Philippine budget cover from 2023 to 2025 The World Bank has once again flagged delays in a project it is funding to better equip Metro Manila against earthquakes, which may prove more costly when the Philippines ' capital region is shaken by the anticipated "Big One." "Despite significant...
PAKIL, Laguna – The contractor of a bridge here said on Tuesday that they were not blacklisted by the Department of Public Works and Highways after the infrastructure collapsed in 2019. Curlee Discaya, chief executive officer of Saint Gerrard Construction, issued the statement after...
All national roads and bridges in Sorsogon remain open and safe for travel despite light ashfall from Bulusan Volcano's recent activity, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Apr. 28. In its situational update as of 6 a.m., the DPWH said traffic flow remained light to...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, April 25, reported the completion of a P33-million evacuation center in Carmen, Surigao del Sur. DPWH-13 Director Engr. Alex B. Ramos, in a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, said the facility has an area of...
