MAGALANG -- Governor Lilia Pineda has allotted P1.2 million for the repair of a vital bridge at the Santa Lucia Resettlement Center which was destroyed by lateral soil erosion.
This was learned from Mayor Romulo Pecson, who said that the governor decided to add P500,000 to the original P800,000 cost of the bridge restoration.
The mayor said that barangay officials and personnel from the provincial engineering office discovered another fault at the bridge foundation which required the additional funding.
The rehabilitation of the bridge is expected to be completed by October, according to Pecson.
A bailey or temporary steel bridge will be put up while the construction is ongoing, the mayor said.
Engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Central Luzon already inspected the bridge.
Pecson said they were advised by DPWH officials to send a request letter, which may be channeled through the provincial government.
The governor will then endorse the request to the DPWH because the vital link is a barangay road.
A minimum P50 million is needed to construct a new bridge, Pecson said.