NAVAL, Biliran -– The completed widening of Gueron Bridge project in Brgy. Villa Consuelo, this town, now provides motorists along the Naval-Caibiran Cross Country Road (NCCCR) road section a wider, safer, and faster travel.
Implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Biliran District Engineering Office, the bridge widening project has an allocation amount of P24-M funded under Fiscal Year 2022.
OIC-District Engineer Alfredo L. Bollido said the widened bridge along the said road section will improve the transport of people and the mobility of goods and farm products to the market centers.
According to Bollido, aside from safety and comfort of the travelling public, this widened bridge will also help boost the economy and tourism in the province. This road section along NCCCR leads to different tourist spots in Biliran which is the Tinago Falls, Tomalistis Falls and Canaan Hill Farm, among others.
The 25-meter long Gueron Bridge involves the widening of 6.10 meters two lane bridge to 15.36 meters four lanes with asphalt overlay for smoother travel and pavement markings to guide motorists for safety. It also involves the construction of a 35-meter drainage and a 50.95 linear-meter retaining wall.
Uldareco Ermeño, 66, a resident of Brgy. Villa Consuelo, Naval, Biliran expressed his gratitude to the DPWH for implementing the said project.
“Tungod aning pagkaayo sa atong kalsada nga lapad na, daku na gyud’ kaayu’g kausaban, hanoy na. Ultimo gani magpalit me ug sud-an sa lungsod, dali na!” (Because of the improvement of our highways, we are now experiencing a better travel. Even buying food to the town is now much easier because roads are now smooth and widened. Compared to the situation before, I can say that we have come a long way to have this kind of roads), said Mr. Ermeño.
“Daghan gyud salamat sa DPWH nga ila jud gipaningkamutan ning pag-ayo sa atong kalsada, sa karon di nata maglisud muadto’g lungsod, pagbyahi-byahi kay dali na.” (I am very thankful to the DPWH for implementing projects like this, because of this, we can now easily access our basic needs in the town), he added.
The completed bridge widening project will complement the widened roads along NCCCR. In 2022, DPWH, Biliran DEO also implemented two bridge widening projects along the said road section. These bridges are the Cabadiangan and Alawihaw Bridges which will continue its construction this year 2023 under multi-year funding. DPWH-BDEO)
