The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a 1.4-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) for the farming community of Barangay Balite in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
In his report to Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino said that the road project is part of the convergence program between DPWH and Department of Agriculture (DA) to support local agricultural economy in the country by providing much-needed road infrastructure both in urban and rural areas reliant on farming industry.
Construction work for the Barangay Balite FMR is currently in full-swing to meet its target completion date this in July 2022.
When completed, the road will provide faster and safer route for farmers to transport their fresh produce and farm goods to Nueva Ecija’s major markets.
The road project, which is under the implementation of the DPWH Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO), has a total budget of P11.64 million sourced from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2022.
Source: DPWH Region III
