Tag: DPWH

Nakagan Bridge sa Bontoc, nasira; Mga motorista, naperwisyo

BONTOC, Mountain Province (Eagle News) — Nagdulot ng malaking perwisyo sa maraming motorista ang pagkasira ng Nakagan bridge sa Mountain Province noong Linggo, ika-14 ng Mayo. Nasira ang temporary bridge na dinadaanan ng mga sasakyan at manlalakbay paloob at palabas sa bayan ng Bontoc nang tumaas ang lebel ng tubig ng Sabangan River dahil sa pagbuhos ng malakas na ulan na tumagal ng halos apat na oras. Karamihan sa mga manlalakbay ay naglakad na lamang at maingat na […]

Site inspection sa NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, isinagawa

(Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng site inspection  ang Build, Build, Build Team ng Duterte administration sa ginagawang Northern Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Segment 10 o ang Elevated Expressway. Ang expressway na ito ay naglalayong makapagbigay ng direktang access sa mga motorista sa port area at sa mga lalawigan sa Northern Luzon sa pamamagitan ng NLEX. Pinangunahan  nina Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, at iba pang miyembro ng Build, Build, Build […]

SLEX Extension Project to start construction soon

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, March 20 (PIA) – The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) extension project will soon start construction. This was disclosed by  Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar in a recent interview with the Quezon media. Villar reported that the construction of the 56.862-kilometer extension project, also known as Toll Road 4 (TR4) which starts in Sto. Tomas town in Batangas and ends in Lucena City, will start this 2017. Once completed, […]

Roads and bridges in Region 13 ‘passable’ despite 5.9-m quake

MANILA, March 7 – The Department of Public Works and Highways said the 5.9-magnitude earthquake on March 5 in Surigao did not cause as much damage to the bridges and national roads in Region 13. DPWH said all national roads and bridges under Region 13 were passable except for the two bridges which were damaged by the February 10 earthquake. The Malico Bridge, particularly the Daang Maharlika Road Lipata – Surigao Section K1122+067, suffered a “depression […]

Road projects to be conducted at night

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three government agencies, namely, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority agreed that road construction and road repair projects should be conducted at night in Metro Manila. This is in order to lessen the impact of such projects on the traffic problem experienced by commuters. According to the agreement, road projects should be conducted at 10 in the evening […]

Lucban Bridge bukas na sa publiko

ABULUG, Cagayan (Eagle News) – Pormal ng binuksan sa publiko ang bagong tulay sa Lucban, Abulug, Cagayan. Tinatayang nasa 825 meters ang haba nito. Ang dating tulay na naitayo noong 1960’s ay minarapat ng DPWH at ng lokal na Pamahalaan na palitan na. Ang lumang tulay ay hindi na rin daw ligtas daanan ng mga motorista. Ang inagurasyon ay pinangunahan ni Rep. Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso ng 2nd District ng Cagayan. Ang tulay ay binabaybay ng […]

DPWH to conduct weekend road-blocking in Quezon City

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Public Works and Highways will conduct road-reblocking starting Friday night (10:00 PM) until 5 a.m. Monday, Friday 13 in some major thoroughfares in Quezon City. The areas that would be affected are the following: In Southbound road: • Along Mindanao Avenue, from Mindanao Avenue Bridge to Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City • Along Commonwealth Avenue, from Don Jose Street to San Simon Street, Quezon City • […]

“Disturbing” sinkhole found in Cauayan City, Isabela

(Eagle News) — A mysterious sinkhole was discovered in Cauayan City National High School in Isabela. The sinkhole was found by a security guard, two weeks after the continuous rainfall in the area. According to Schools Division Supt. Jessie Amin of the Department of Education-Cauayan City, the estimated depth of the sinkhole is at least seven meters. Amin also said that they had already informed the Department of National Resources and the Department of Public […]

“Golden age of infrastructure: 64 big-time projects eyed by Duterte gov’t

  (Eagle News)– Calling its intensified infrastructure projects, “Build, Build, Build,” President Rodrigo Duterte’s infrastructure managers are embarking on a total of 64 big ticket projects ranging from  major road networks, railway systems and bus rapid transit systems to airport and seaport modernization. The government aims to have the “golden age of infrastructure” under President Duterte, according to the Department of Finance.   Another 15 ongoing projects are being implemented by the Department of Public Works […]

Opening of Circulo del Mundo bypass road further reduces traffic congestion around NAIA Terminal 3

MANILA, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark. Villar announced the opening of Circulo Del Mundo Bypass road on the first minute of December 30. “Circulo Del Mundo Bypass road is a 125 lineal meter bypass road which will further reduce traffic congestion around the vicinity of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. It is now open to the public,” Villar said. “This is a dedicated lane for […]

Kalinga patuloy na nakakaranas ng mga pag-ulan; PDRRMO nagbabala sa posibleng landslide

KALINGA (Eagle News) – Nagbabala ang Kalinga Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) sa posibleng pagguho ng lupa o landslide dahil sa tuluy-tuloy na mga pag-ulan. Kasalukuyang minomonitor ang mga bayan na prone sa landslide tulad ng sumusunod: Lubuagan Tinglayan Pasil Pinukpuk Balbalan (Upper Kalinga) Naka-close monitoring din ang DPWH Kalinga sa mga daan lalo na sa Tabuk-Bontoc Road na kadalasang hindi madaanan kapag ganitong may mga pag-ulan dahil sa pagguho ng lupa. Ayon kay PDRRMO […]

Manila runway on track, to open first half of 2017, says DPWH

MANILA, Dec. 7 – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar and Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade announced today that the construction of a pedestrian bridge directly connecting Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 (T3) with Newport City is on track and due to open in the first half of 2017. “Once completed, Runway Manila will allow the average person to walk the distance between the airport and Newport City […]