CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been allocated P70.77 billion in the 2022 General Appropriations Act for the implementation of 2,214 infrastructure projects in Central Luzon.
Regional Director Roseller Tolentino said its Regional Office and 14 District Engineering Offices will continue to implement various projects under the asset and network development programs of the agency which includes road openings and off-carriageway improvements.
“For instance, our DPWH office in Cabanatuan City received a total of P532.76 million for the rehabilitation and improvement of the Nueva Ecija sections of JASA and Sta. Rosa – Tarlac Road,” he explained.
Aside from the usual agency projects included under the bridge, flood management, and convergence programs; several foreign-assisted projects were given funding to ensure its continued implementation.
“Big-ticket projects in the region that are foreign-funded or those aided by loans or grants like the Central Luzon Link Expressway – Phase I, Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project, and the Capas-Botolan Road Project were also infused with fresh funds,” Tolentino added.
Data from Department of Budget and Management show that DPWH earmarked P36.2 billion for the implementation of projects included in the agency’s Convergence and Special Support Program, of which P23.4 billion was allotted for the construction of various structures in Central Luzon under the Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Alleviating Gaps program.
“Admittedly there is an urgent need to bridge infrastructure gaps in the region. DPWH believes that the development of Central Luzon’s current economic infrastructure can be attained through the delivery of the much-needed projects that we are set to implement,” he said.
These are road projects leading to major strategic facilities, flood mitigation projects that will protect public structures, and other multipurpose facilities that can support the government’s provision of social services that at the same time help generate economic growth.
DPWH Region III also received P8.83 billion intended for the construction of new evacuation centers, public health facilities, improvement of the public water supply system and roads leading to railways, seaports, tourism destinations, and industrial zones.
A total of P957.51 million will likewise be used in modernizing military facilities across the region.
Source: CARLO LORENZO DATU -PIA3
