82 big-ticket project studies funded by P1.23-B allocation –DPWH

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday said that a total of 82 projects are now under feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, economic analysis, technical studies, and traffic impact assessment.

The study for the said number of projects received an allocation of P1.23 Billion under 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

In a statement, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said that in Luzon alone, 33 proposed projects received study funding.

This includes the Samson Road to NLEX Connector Link Project under the DPWH National Capital Region costing P36.9 million and Region 1's Alaminos-Lucap Bypass Road in Pangasinan costing P11 million, according to Villar.

The Cordillera Administrative Region received funding for seven projects costing P94.4 million which covers the Mongol-Nalbu-Alimit-Nattum-Dulao Road and Boliwog-Abinuan-Alimit (Mayoyao) Road among others.

Region 2 also received P37.5 million for the study of four projects covering Baybayog Bypass Road and Quezon-Delfin Abano Road.

In Region 3, four projects received P60 million study funding covering the San Miguel-Cabanatuan Road and San Leonardo-San Antonio Bypass Road, and Concepcion-Mabalacat Bypass Road among others.

Likewise, seven projects in Region 4-A received P126.3 million which include the Batangas Grand Terminal Flyover, Cavite-Batangas Bypass Road, and Tanza-Nasugbu Road.

In Region 4-B, four projects cost P68.6 million covering Sablayan-Sta. Cruz Diversion Road and Lubang Island Circumferential Road received funding.

Five projects in Region 5 costing P47.1 million received funding, which include the Sipocot Bypass Road and Mabolo-Almeda Bypass Road among others.

In the Visayas, the DPWH allocated funding for studies of 19 projects which is composed of three in Region 6 costing P66.4 million covering Capiz-Aklan Coastal Road among others, six in Region 7 costing P106.2 million which covers Pamplona-Tanjay City-Bayawan City Road and Mambaling South Boulevard, and the 10 projects in Region 8 costing P108.9 million inclusive of Baybay-McArthur Road and Nabang-Gadgaran Diversion Road.

For Mindanao, 29 projects received appropriation including the four projects in Region 9 costing P71.4 million which cover Sirawai-Tungawan Diversion Road in Zamboanga del Norte, and Putik-Campo Island Diversion Road in Zamboanga City.

At least 11 projects in Region 10 received funding amounting to P160.4 million for projects covering Iligan City-Magsaysay Agri-Industrial Road, and Dansolihan-Camp Kibaritan-Languindingan Road.

Meanwhile, four projects in Region 11 costing P51.5 million covering Panacan-Bunawan Flyover and Tagum City-Sto. Tomas Diversion Road also received appropriation.

Two projects in Region 12 got P17.4 million financing, covering Bolebak-Pansud Alternate Road and Midsayap-Libungan Bypass Road.

The Poblacion Sta. Maria-Malungon Road, an inter-regional road connecting Davao del Sur to Sarangani has also received study funding in the amount of P17.4 million.

“On top of thousands of ongoing projects under DPWH, 82 new high-impact projects are being studied so we can further improve road networks across the country,” Villar said.

“Timely studies are crucial to successful project development as they lay the foundation for the implementation or civil works phase,” he said. — DVM, GMA News