NSSDEO, Brgy. Burabud, Laoang, N. Samar– The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as infrastructure arm of the government mandates to provide quality and safe infrastructure facilities.
In line with this, District Engineer Charlito S. Carlobos of the Northern Samar Second District Engineering Office (NSSDEO) led a rapid inspection of various ongoing and completed projects in Catubig, Northern Samar, and Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay-Lapinig (PAMAGALA) Road, assisted by Project Engineers Genaro C. Pinca, Jr., Carlos Paulo G. Perfecto, Geric C. Yu, and Bryan M. Fortes.
On June 28, 2024, the inspectorate team visited Barangay Canuctan in Catubig, Northern Samar, to monitor the on-going construction of 90 lineal meter flood control structure. According to Project Engineer Pinca, the said barangay is prone to flooding. Consequently, the project would mitigate the impact of flooding in the area, which causes damage, destroys communities, and brings local economy stoppage.
NSSDEO Project Engineers Perfecto, Yu, and Fortes were also instructed by DE Carlobos to expedite all projects that were assigned to them while the locality has currently a favorable weather condition.
As of June 30, 2024, the Road Widening of Secondary Roads along Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay-Lapinig Road, K0805+836 – K0806+200, Northern Samar, has a positive slippage under the supervision of PE Carlos Paulo G. Perfecto located in Barangay Mapno, Palapag, Northern Samar, with an actual accomplishment of 10.33%.
Furthermore, projects assigned to PE Yu, the Off-Carriageway Improvement and Road Widening, Secondary Roads along Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay-Lapinig Road, K0800+720.70 – K0802+000 and K0808+000 – K0809+000, Northern Samar, 2nd District, in Barangay Nipa, Palapag, Northern Samar, and K0813+000 – K0813+320, K0813+458 – K0814+661, Northern Samar, 2nd District in Barangay Maragano, Palapag, Northern Samar incurred a positive slippage with an actual accomplishment of 20.97% and 34.59%, respectively, the Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Drainage along National Roads, Secondary Roads, San Policarpo-Arteche-Lapinig Road, K0835+386 – K0858+675 and K0858+928 – K0859+105, Northern Samar, 2nd District, in Lapinig, Northern Samar, was completed on May 20, 2024, under the supervision of PE Fortes.
DE Carlobos believes that routinary inspection is important since it ensures the construction work on the site to carries out the plans and specifications that conform to the Department’s requirement of providing quality public infrastructure facilities.
(ZYRA JOY J. CHING, PIO STAFF WRITER/PR)
