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| English: Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Nueva Era (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Nueva
Era, Ilocos Norte—Local officials of the
Tingguian community of this town, about 38 kilometers from Laoag City assailed
the Department of Public Works and Highways and a contractor for not finishing
the construction of a bridge, which supposed completion was last year.
Nueva Era mayor Aldrin
Garvida said the delayed completion of the PHP250 million Bonggo bridge project
connecting Nueva Era and Banna is causing great inconvenience among commuters
for over a year now since it commenced in 2015.
Mr. Garvida said almost a
year had passed since the Bonggo bridge supposed completion in time for the
town’s centennial celebration but up to this date, the project is still
“half-done”.
So, when the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan conducted an out-of-town session here, Mr. Garvida sought the help
of Ilocos Norte Vice Governor Eugenio Angelo M. Barba and the SP members
expedite the bridge construction.
He also lamented that during
the construction process of project, the contractor made some changes from the
original design.
Responding to this, Mr. Barba
assured the people of Nueva Era that they will look into the matter.
SP member Vicentito “Toto” M.
Lazo added they will call on the contractor as well as the DPWH regional office
to explain the delay on the target completion of the Bonggo bridge.
Before the year ends, the
Ilocos Norte board had been going out of Capitol sessions as their way of
reaching out to the various towns of Ilocos Norte so they could listen
personally to the people’s concerns and grievances.
Apart from the Nueva Era
bridge, other bridge projects in various parts of Ilocos Norte are having the
same delayed completion such as in Batac City, Currimao, Pasuquin and Pagudpud.
To date, commuters experience
heavy traffic using a detour road as they could hardly pass through it during
heavy rains.
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