SORSOGON
CITY, September 19 (PIA) – Pongco bridge which is the only means of access
between the municipality of Prieto Diaz and Bacon District in Sorsogon City was
recommended for an extensive repair by the Department of Public Works and
Highways Sorsogon 2nd District Engineering Office (DPWH-S2DEO).
According
to District Engineer Jake R. Alamar, the bridge suffered damage in the
superstructure due to years of service to all road vehicles and exposure to
natural and environmental hazards.
“The
project which is repair of
Superstructure of Pongco Bridge and approaches located at Ko613-900 in Brgy
Pongco, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon was funded under the DPWH regular infrastructure
project for CY-2012 and being implemented by the DPWH Sorsogon 2nd
District Engineering Office,” said Alamar.
It
has an allocation of more than six million pesos and the project was awarded to
Alpha Ryder Construction and Supplies.
Among
the personnel behind the implementation of the project are Eng. Jessie Baluyot,
the chief of DPWH S2DEO – Soil and Materials Quality Control Recovery who was
assigned as project Engineer while Engr. Eduardo Jebulan was designated as
Project Inspector.
As
bared by Alamar, the physical accomplishment of the project as of press time
are as follows: Item A –Construction of Detour/Alternative Route is 100 percent
accomplished; Item B or the repair of the bridge is 18.64 percent; Item 102- or
the removal of existing structure was 100 percent accomplished; while Items
405- structure concrete is 48 percent.
“The
implementation of the said project which is expected to be finished before the
end of this year is indeed vital to the growth and development of the
aforementioned local government units,” said Alamar. (HEDeri, DPWH/BARecebido,
PIA Sorsogon)
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