THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday that it is currently preparing plans with a two-to-five-year timeline for a new road network in the Eastern Visayas.
The DPWH said it is preparing a roadmap for short- and long-term projects aimed at helping “spur the improvement of infrastructure services in Eastern Visayas and move the region into a virtuous circle of growth and development.”
“Among the projects identified for the long-term program [are] the 15-kilometer (km) Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project (SPCR) Phase 2, including two long-span bridges with a total length of 1.4 km with already completed feasibility study and project proposal under preparation for submission to the National Economic and Development Authority,” the DPWH said in a statement.
“The SPCR Project Phase 2 from Catarman-Laoang Road Junction to Laoang-Palapag Road Junction will lessen the travel time and establish a sustainable economic development foundation in Northern Samar,” it said.
Another project is the construction of a 700-meter Liloan Bridge with the preparation of a project concept paper ongoing.
A 1.1-km Maasin Coastal Bypass Bridge is also the subject of discussions with the Export-Import Bank of Korea.
A 23-km Bohol-Leyte Link Bridge with a completed pre-feasibility study funded by Asian Development Bank will be “revisited,” the DPWH said. — Arjay L. Balinbin
