DPWH Leyte Office Attains 96.12% Accomplishment Rate For 2015 Projects

The Department of Public Works and Highways 4th Leyte Engineering District (DPWH-4th LED) closed 2015 with an accomplishment rate of 96.12 percent for its 61 active projects for the year.

Only two projects, which are a footbridge in Naungan village and a flood control project in neighboring Albuera town were not completed last year, according to District Engineer Lino Francisco Gonzales.

The accomplishment rate was supposed to be 98 percent if not for the arrival of funds for the Tabgas River flood control project in Albuera on the first week of November 2015. The footbridge in Naungan, on the other hand, is targeted for completion before March 15, 2016.

Gonzales said that for 2016, more than PHP1 billion worth of projects will be implemented in Leyte’s 4th district. Of this amount, PHP525 million will be implemented by 4th Led and the rest by the regional office.

Implementation began in the first week of January except for a PHP2 million multi-purpose building at Albuera port, which is still subject to bidding.

Meanwhile, 4th Led has 71 active school building projects worth PHP407 million, 38 of which have been completed and 32 ongoing. These projects are set to be completed by the opening of school year 2016-17 except for a four-storey building at New Ormoc National High School which has yet to begin construction. (PNA) BNB/SQM/FNC