Edge Davao 9 Issue 232

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VOL. 9 ISSUE 232 • THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017 FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED. Senior Superintendent Samuel Gadingan leads the orientation of police officers at Camp Quitin Merecido in Buhangin, Davao City yesterday ahead of their deployment in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN summit launching slated to start on Sunday at SMX Convention Center. Lean Daval Jr.

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RROW MESS BLAMED FOR INFRA DELAYS By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ & TIZIANA CELINE S. PIATOS

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NRESOLVED roadright-of-way (RROW) problems topped the list of major hitches identified by the Department of Public Works and Highways in Davao region that continue to delay the completion of infrastructure projects in the area. In a letter addressed to Davao City councilor Danilo Dayanghirang on Tuesday, DPWH-11 regional director Allan Borromeo said RROW is considered the number one reason behind the delay in the completion of the P158.5-million Widening of Davao River Bridge and Approaches along the Davao City Diversion Road. Councilor Dayanghirang asked the DPWH on Tuesday to explain the status of the project as it has already caused difficulties to the commuters and travellers that pass through the city’s Diversion

Road. “I am asking they must look into the problem and account for the cause of the delay, details and the progress of the construction,” the councilor said. He also told reporters that residents are already complaining about the slow movement of the project, saying “the construction is causing inconvenience to the residents and motorists since both roads are being constructed.” Dayanghirang added that his directive to the DPWH is in line with the Freedom of Information (FOI) order and with the mandate of fast-tracking government infrastructure projects. “I believe everyone needs to know why the improvements of the project are taking too slow,” the councilor pointed out.

Aside from the RROW problems, DPWH said other situations in the area also contributed to the delay of the completion of the project. DPWH said that the presence of the DLPC (Davao Light and Power Company) appurtenances at the jobsite which took seven months to relocate and the presence of DCWD (Davao City Water District) main pipe which has not been removed until now continue to hamper the completion of the project. The agency added that they were also constrained to revise the plan of the project due to the collapse of the subsurface soil during the drilling operations. “Based on the contract, the project was started in April 15, 2015 and was supposed to have been completed on

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ON TARGET. Photo shows the on-going widening of the approaches of the Davao River Bridge in the Diversion Road, Davao City, which, the DPWH-11 said, has been delayed due to some problems to include the road-right-of-way and the revision of its plans. DPWH said the completion of the project is on target on April 2017. (DPWH-11 Photo)

DCWD: New water facility to serve Cabantian by Dec.

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HE Davao City Water District appealed for more time to enable its crews to set up an integrated water treatment facility that

is expected to produce 8,000 cubic meters of water daily for Barangay Cabantian hopefully by year-end. Lawyer Bernard Delima,

DCWD spokesperson, yesterday said the water district has been able to drill two wells in nearby Indangan with a daily

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