DPWH-3 director Roseller Tolentino. Contributed photo
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to implement 2,214 infrastructure projects in Central Luzon, with a budget of P70.77 billion from the 2022 General Appropriations Act.
DPWH-3 director Roseller Tolentino said the regional office and its 14 district engineering offices will continue pursuing various projects under the agency’s asset and network development programs which include 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 (Jose Abad Santos Avenue) 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 also given funding to ensure 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 said.
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-3 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. With DPWH-PR and media reports
