NSSDEO, Brgy. Burabud, Laoang, Northern Samar – To address the risks posed by the dilapidated wooden bridge and disruptions to the communities passing through, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Northern Samar Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-NSSDEO) has successfully completed the rehabilitation of the wooden bridge to steel bridge.
The project, which was finished on January 20, 2025, aimed at improving the movement of people going to and from the Gamay proper.
The Rehabilitation of Bridge, Barangay Central Poblacion, Gamay, Northern Samar, has a budget appropriation of P13 million which was intended for the rehabilitation of 91.70 linear meters Steel Bridge, funded under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024.
A teacher of Gala Vocational School, Mr. Brent Ceasar Coquia, disclosed, “Ine po nga tulay dati was made of wood tapos medyo risky po siya, especially kun mahangin talaga kasi aside from madalunot an gin aagian, open siya nga agian. So, dako an risk pag nagdudurungan an kabataan pag-agi. Dati, pag naagi sa wooden bridge, kabataan la, an tawo la. Yana, naagian na sya san mga sarakyan gihapon, or sa mga scooter. Dati gihapon, habang gin-uupay an tulay nga wooden an pag-agi san Gala sa other bridge nga made of concrete and so it takes time kapag nasulod sira sa klase malibot pa sira ngadto, an imo ngadi ig tatabok nakukuha sin pira ka minutes ngadto nga pag-agi. Yana, mas napapadali na an pag-agi san mga kabataan. Also, it comes with a minimal risk kasi it’s made of concrete na [steel bridge]. Maupay na talaga sya nga pamaagi para maka access an kabataan ngadi sa eskwelahan.”
In addition, Mr. Coquia is grateful to the implementing agency, DPWH, for the benefits of the project that helped not just the students of Gala Vocational School but also to the residents of the whole Municipality of Gamay.
The completed bridge ensures a safer, easier and more reliable route for light vehicles as it now makes travel time less expensive and faster for the wayfarers. (dpwh8/nssdeo/rnl/jmp)
