The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is rushing the works on the ongoing road widening activities along the Metro Iloilo Radial Road (R-4) in Iloilo that will relieve traffic congestion and facilitate easier travel for motorists and communities.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the DPWH is currently undertaking the widening of the existing 1.7-kilometer, two-lane road section from Barangay San Vicente to Barangay Guihaman in Iloilo.
According to DPWH Region 6 OIC-Director Sanny Boy Oropel, the project involves the construction of additional one-lane portland concrete cement pavement on both sides of the road.
“When completed, the widened road section will help decongest traffic along the town proper of Leganes and Zarraga, providing a more convenient alternate route from Iloilo City going north and vice versa,” Oropel said.
“Since the road is connected to the four-lane Iloilo Circumferential Road, this road improvement will ensure smoother flow of traffic from the southern part of Iloilo and the neighboring province of Antique going to northern Iloilo and the provinces of Capiz and Aklan,” Oropel added..
Other works on the P95.3-million project include provision of slope protection structures and drainage systems in specific locations.