Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada brought the letter of the governor to the concerned office Wednesday.
He relayed the news Thursday that the program director, together with some engineers, will come to Barangay Barasan where the Tanggian River is located and inspect the site if it's fit for a concrete bridge.
First District Congresswoman Janet Garin earlier said that at P55 million, the concrete bridge will be the most expensive bridge in the southern part of Iloilo Province.
Garin initially requested the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to assess the needed funds for the concrete bridge.
She said that since only a few vehicles pass by the area, which is not a provincial road, thus an overflow bridge would still do.
The Provincial Board on Tuesday passed a resolution requesting the President to include the Tanggian Overflow in its Presidential Bridging Program.
Provincial Board members blamed the nature of a concrete overflow and the overloading of passengers as the cause of death of 22 persons last Monday.
It then passed a separate resolution urging the PNP and the Local Government Units (LGUs) to close the concrete overflow from use if bad weather occurs to avoid a repeat of the recent tragedy.
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