TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The construction of Baybay City Diversion road will not be affected by the scrapping of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because it is funded directly from the regular fund of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), according to Vice-Mayor Michael Cari.
The city’s diversion road that spans around 5.4 kilometers has a total fund of about P500 million. It will be implemented for four tranches.
It covers the upgrading of the existing 300-meter road, construction of a bridge, drainage and canals and installation of road safety devices.
The road will stretch from the junction of Ormoc-Baybay Road in Brgy. Candadam, passing through Barangays Cogon and Can-ipa, crossing the Tacloban-Baybay South Road in Brgy. Gaas and ends at junction Baybay-Maasin Road in Brgy. Hipusngo.
It is designed to decongest the city proper and to expand city economic development at the countryside.
The Baybay diversion road is also eyed to facilitate transport of farms products to the market since this will traverse Baybay’s rice producing villages of Candadam, Cogon, Gaas and Hipusngo.
Aside from facilitating the transports of farm products, it will also serve as alternative road during calamities and disasters, said Vice-Mayor Cari.
For this year’s implementation the national government has already released P100 million while next year the project is expected to receive P150 million fund.