Prov’l board probes road projects in Ilocos Norte

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

Vintar, Ilocos Norte—Sangguniang Panlalawigan members have initiated the conduct of field visit of an alleged sub-standard farm-to-market road in the remote upland Brgy. Isic-Isic, this town.

Led by SP member Vicentito M. Lazo in his capacity as chairperson of the committee on ways and means and ex-officio board member Domingo Ambrocio, federated president of the Philippine Councilors League-Ilocos Norte chapter, a coring test was conducted on Nov. 4 by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the province’s first district.

A coring test is usually performed using a machine to determine density or cracks on a road pavement.

Result of the field visit will be presented to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Early this year, the Isic-Isic farm-to-market road project worth P24.2 million was funded by the Department of Agrarian Reform through its agrarian reform communities program. There is also an on-going road widening and canal lining project in the area being monitored by the DPWH.

Under the DAR Infrastructure Support Project Phase 3, the DPWH has implemented the construction of 126 farm-to-market projects to serve agricultural communities in the country.

In Region 1, at least 17 farm-to-market roads with a total length of 54.46 kilometers worth P296 million were already completed. This includes the construction, improvement and rehabilitation of the Isic-Isic road.

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