Road constructions are expected to be at their busiest in Davao City next year which was made possible with the allocation of P41.5 billion by the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, the chair of the committee on Finance, Ways and Means said there will be 13 major road construction in the city next year that will be spearheaded by the DPWH to answer the traffic woes in the metro.
Dayanghirang said the projects will start on the early months of January, or as soon as the city council approves the project.
He said that the city 18th city council will work on the passing of the budget appropriated for the road constructions by the DPWH before the year ends.
“We will hear this on the city council before December 31, since it will need the council’s approval. Rest assured it will start on the early months of 2017,” he said.
He said that the road projects include major road expansions and the opening of new roads.
Dayanghirang said that the P41 billion will also cover the road rights of way problem. He said that the city will enter in the negotiations between the residents and the DPWH to assure that they will be properly paid.
“The city will help in negotiating the affected residents, we have to make sure that they are all properly accommodated,” he said. “We have to remember that these are legitimate house owners and not squatters.”
He said that the city personally requested the projects to the DPWH to alleviate the traffic congestion, especially that major infrastructure and economic development is expected to enter the city in the next years to come.
The P41 billion worth of project allocated by the DPWH is different from the P6.9 billion annual budget of the city that is yet to be approved by the city council.
The 76 percent of the annual budget will go to the Maintenance Operation Expenditure, 21 percent is allocated for the Development fund and 1.8 percent is for the economic enterprise and the rest will be distributed to the different offices.
