A local lawmaker in North Cotabato province has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways to correct an accident-prone portion of the Cotabato-Davao highway to save lives and properties and avoid further accidents in the future.
Provincial board member Socrates Pinol authored a resolution recently urging the DPWH first engineering district to look into the “faulty road design” of a highway in poblacion (downtown) Makilala municipality.
In a resolution addressed to District Engineer Elpidio Birog, Pinol said the “faulty road design” caused a series of accidents starting January 2017.
Pinol stressed that even if he is not a civil engineer, the road accidents that happened in the curve at Purok 11 (Patulangon, Makilala) indicates that something was wrong with the design, which needs to be corrected.
In a report submitted to Pinol’s office, Police Chief Inspector Elias Colonia said five road crashes, involving eight vehicles, had been recorded by the municipal police station since January this year.
One person died in the mishaps while 19 others were injured, data showed. (PNA)
