The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of two flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro and North Cotabato province with a combined project cost of P154.53 million.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the project involves the completion of a 95.48-lineal meter concrete revetment pavement that will mitigate the risks of flooding and water overflowing to low-lying communities in Barangay San Luis, Oriental Mindoro, protecting agricultural lands, livestock, and other infrastructure properties.
The completed project is one of the numerous flood mitigation interventions that the department has established along the Bucayao River, including the construction of flood control projects in the essential areas of the municipalities of Calapan and Naujan.
Meanwhile, travelers are now safer from rockfall and soil erosion with the recently completed installation of a road slope protection structure along a major thoroughfare in the municipality of President Roxas, North Cotabato province.
Prone to landslides during rainy days, the road section has been closed frequently, causing inconvenience to students, delivery truck drivers, and employees traversing the road daily.
