22 Feb Bridge-Widening Project in Opol Temporarily Stopped Due to Heavy Traffic
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Last February 21, 2017, Tuesday, due to the traffic congestion in the town of Opol, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Northern Mindanao decided to temporarily stop the ongoing widening construction of bridge in the said town and prioritize the other project which is in Igpit.
In a report from Sun.Star, the decision of pausing the construction came from the project engineer according to DPWH spokesperson Vinah Mahinay after they received complaints about the heavy traffic along the 2 bridge-widening projects in Opol and in Igpit.
Meanwhile, Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano conveyed his concern regarding the traffic congestion giving the local government unit of Opol a week to solve the problem. When failed, the provincial government will be taking over.
May 2017 is the target completion date of the bridge-widening projects, if there will be no major weather interferences, with these new bridges elevated and expanded to 6 lanes on a 60-meter road-right-of way.
Currently, the old Opol bridge sandwiched between the 2 newly constructed bridges is open for all vehicles to pass through, including these new bridges.
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