Enforce road safety measures, DPWH execs ordered

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Roseller Tolentino recently instructed district engineers in Central Luzon to enforce road safety measures in major thoroughfares.

This is to ensure that national roads are clear of obstructions and government contractors comply with the mandatory installation of construction safety warning signage at project sites.

This came following a memorandum issued by Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo that reiterated various directives related to road safety measures.

Tolentino said there have been reported road accidents allegedly caused by construction projects implemented by the agency.

“Government contractors implementing road projects must ensure that there is an adequate number of signage and traffic control devices at construction sites, and in fact, we require them to submit a worksite traffic management plan and traffic operational plan, so we expect that road accidents caused by civil works will be minimized,” Tolentino said.

He added that DPWH field engineers who oversee the implementation of projects must ascertain that visible road signs are placed at the right distance especially at night when most road accidents occur.

“There are many factors that contribute to road safety such as insufficient lighting at construction sites, poorly maintained roadways, presence of obstructions within the right-of-way of national roads such and all these should be removed,” Tolentino said.

The district engineers were also reminded of their obligation to immediately remove all obstructions on national roads.

Tolentino has been coordinating with Central Luzon LGUs and other entities on the strict enforcement of anti-overloading policies.

He also said that overloaded vehicles contribute to many fatal road accidents.

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