DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Oct) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 11 will bid out P7.28 billion worth of projects for 2013 by the end of December this year.
DPWH Regional Director Mariano R.
Alquiza said Monday at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City that his office is busy preparing for the 2013 projects while it is completing 154 projects regionwide for 2012, which are mostly national roads, bridges and flood control projects.
He said that of the 2013 projects, this city will have a share of P1.6 billion, allocating P336 million, P527 million and P742 million to the first, second and third districts respectively.
Upgrading of national roads at R. Castillo Street and Quezon Boulevard here will be included in the 2013 projects, he said.
Given the highest priorities, Compostela Valley has P1.228 billion for two congressional districts, Davao Oriental has P1.219 billion while Davao del Sur has P1.
179 billion with one congressional district each, and Davao del Norte has P1.111 billion for two congressional districts.[]
Alquiza said most of these projects are composed of concreting national roads in the region as directed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
He pointed out that by 2014, all primary national roads in the region will be concreted, as well as the secondary roads by 2016.[]
