THE WIDENING of two bridges along the busy Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road — one of Leyte’s major and busiest highway linking the cities of Tacloban and Ormoc in the Eastern Visayas Region — is expected to be completed soon, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a statement yesterday, DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar B. Tabacon said work on the 12.66-meter Jugaban Bridge in Carigara town, costing P4.606 million is expected to be completed this month, while the improvement of the 23.4-meter Pinamitinan Bridge in Capoocan town, with a budget of P21.46 million, will be done by the last quarter this year. Meanwhile, the DPWH has also started work on the P240-million flood control system that is seen to alleviate the problem of overflowing and erosions along Subang Daku River in Southern Leyte. “The DPWH-Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) is prioritizing the implementation of these (six) flood control projects which are strategically prioritized in critical sections and populated villages along Subang Daku River to protect the growing community of Sogod town,” Mr. Tabacon said. The DPWH-SLDEO is also planning to extend the flood control system to the whole stretch of Subang Daku River to protect other villages vulnerable to flooding.

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