DPWH: Zamboanga road projects now complete

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed that its road projects — which spans about 69 kilometers (km) — in Zamboanga have been completed.

Per the agency, the said road projects include 11 bridges in the Zamboanga Peninsula under the Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project.

The aforementioned completed road projects are the 24.03-km Alicia-Malangas Road and 29.70-km Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road in Zamboanga Sibugay, as well as the 15.35-km Tampilisan-Sandayong Road in Zamboanga del Norte.

Within the recently completed Alicia-Malangas Road are eight bridges with a total length of 302.52 meters (m) namely Lipacan, Logpond, Bella, Lapirawan, Tigabon, Ilisan, Payag, and Sinusayan.

In a ceremony at the Alicia Gymnasium, Zamboanga Sibugay Province President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr., Zamboanga Sibugay Governor Dulce Ann Hofer, and Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Philippine Country Office Director Pavit Ramachandran led the inauguration of three core road projects financed jointly by the Government of the Philippines and ADB loan to improve roads and bridges which will be an important driving force for poverty reduction and catalyst for inclusive socio-economic development in Western Mindanao.

 

According to DPWH, the newly-completed Alicia-Malangas Road will reduce travel time between Zamboanga Sibugay towns of Alicia and Malangas from two hours to less than 30 minutes and around 3,000-5,000 travelers are expected to benefit daily.

Meanwhile,  DPWH stated that the newly-constructed Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road traverses the 13.60-km section of the mainland municipality of Alicia and leads to a ferry operation at Guicam Channel. Also included is a 16.10-km newly-paved road passing the towns of Mabuhay, Talusan, and Olutanga.

The road is seen to benefit 3,000-5,000 motorists per day by cutting the travel time between mainland Alicia and Olutanga Island from three hours to less than 45 minutes.

Lastly, the recently-finished Tampilisan-Sandayong Road covers the upgrading of existing combined barangay and municipal roads as well as the construction of three bridges namely New Dapitan, Situbo 1, and Situbo 2.

Its completion reduced the travel time between Tampilisan and Sandayong from two hours to less than 25 minutes, benefitting around 500 to 1,000 travelers per day.

The roads cost P1.422 billion, P1.086 billion, and P658.186 million respectively.

“Indeed, the President's program to accelerate poverty reduction, establish livable and sustainable communities, and promote agriculture and ensure food security is now turning into reality in Zamboanga Peninsula through the collective efforts, collaborations, and a shared commitment to progress under Bagong Pilipinas,” Bonoan was quoted saying.

Photos from the Department of Public Works and Highways

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