The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it improved two local road sections in southern Negros Occidental to boost tourism and agricultural development, and ensure faster mobility of people, goods, and services.
The project in Barangay Nauhang, Sipalay City, worth P45 million, involved the construction of an additional 1.74-lineal kilometer concrete road with grouted riprap and stone masonry, installation of reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings, and solar LED lights.
Undertaken by the DPWH Negros Occidental 3rd District Engineering Office, the paved road in Nauhang leads to the pristine beaches of Sugar and Langub beach resorts, providing convenient access to the so-called “Jewel of the Sugar Island”, opening more discoveries of new views and landscapes, and scaling up the capacity of the existing attractions in the barangay.
DPWH6 regional director Sanny Boy Oropel said the concrete road will contribute to the welfare and quality of life of residents by providing better transportation connectivity, faster mobility of goods and services, and easier transports of products from farms to the market.
District Engineer Rodney Gustilo, meanwhile, said the P12-million farm-to-market road in Brgy. Pook, Hinoba-an, implemented in convergence with the Department of Agriculture, involved the construction of a 575-lineal meter, two-lane concrete road with grouted riprap and stone masonry.
“This improved road will enhance productivity and open more economic opportunities among the farmers and community, ensure the integration and involvement of residents to government services such as health, education and employment, and provide a convenient and more accessible transportation,” Gustilo said in a press release.||
