A 4-kilometer bypass road project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has provided overall travel improvement for locals and tourists between the two municipalities of Damulog and Kadingilan in the province of Bukidnon.
Citing a report submitted by Region 10 Director Zenaida Tan, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the newly-completed bypass road has solved the transportation woes in the rural and secluded areas of Barangay Maican in Damulog and Barangay Balaoro in Kadingilan, Bukidnon.
Implemented under two packages, an initial budget of ₱65.6 million was released in 2022 for the construction of Package 1 which covers road opening and construction of its first 1.37-kilometer segment, including 899 meters of reinforced concrete lined canal with 375 meters of slope protection.
The second and final package, which was completed in 2023 in the amount of ₱96.5 million, involved the construction of the remaining 2.6-kilometer, 3.35-meter wide concrete pavement, with 2.4 kilometers of reinforced concrete lined canal and 290-lineal meters of rubble concrete that functions as a slope protection.
“Students and employees who travel daily to school and work all the way to the neighboring towns now have easier access to convenient modes of transportation with the completion of the bypass road.”
“Students and employees who travel daily to school and work all the way to the neighboring towns now have easier access to convenient modes of transportation with the completion of the bypass road, thus improving education and employment opportunities for locals,” Bonoan explained.
The improved road also provides a safer, cheaper, and faster way for farmers to deliver locally-grown agricultural goods such as corn, pineapple, and cacao to markets and distribution centers.
