LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional and district offices across Bicol activated anew several motorist assistance units starting today, October 30, until November 3 in preparation for the influx of motorists this All Souls and All Saints days going in and out of the region.
DPWH Bicol regional director Melvin B. Navarro said he has directed all heads of the district engineering offices in Bicol to reactive their Motorist Assistance Centers dubbed “Lakbay Alalay” to assist motorists for directions, advisories and emergency response, among other similar assistance to the
Lakbay Alalay is carried out in close coordination with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Local Government Unit (LGU).
Thirty (30) Motorists’ Assistance Centers will be installed in conspicuous places of Bicol’s arterial roads, viz: In Albay – 1) Lidong, Sto. Domingo, 2) Busay, Daraga, 3) Paulog, Ligao City or in front of Albay 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO); Camarines Norte – 4) Tabugon, Sta. Elena;
In Camarines Sur – 5) In front of Tambo Elementary School, Tambo, Pamplona, 6) In front of Traffic Management Group along Concepcion Grande, Naga City 7) Tigaon Station, Cagrarayon, Tigaon, 8) In front of DPWH 4th DEO, Sta. Teresita, Baao, 9) Lourdes Young, Nabua, 10) DPWH Rest House in Agos, Bato, 11) DPWH Field Office along Gaongan, Sipocot; and, Sorsogon – 12) Guinlajon, Sorsogon City, 13) Bagacay in Gubat.
Assistance centers will also be put up in the island provinces, including seven in Catanduanes and ten in Masbate.
“These centers will be manned by engineers, car mechanics, equipment operators, and other service crews who will give free roadside emergency assistance to motorists during the long holidays,’ Navarro noted.
At the DPWH regional office here, a skeletal workforce from Maintenance Division (Tel. #482-0429) will man the office to receive reports from field offices and to render emergency services that may be required during the said holidays.
Also, for safety and convenience of the riding public, district offices shall ensure that all national roads, particularly those leading to public and private cemeteries are thoroughly maintained.
Appropriate informative/directional signs and traffic advisories shall also be installed in conspicuous places of the road. Likewise, compliance to construction safety for all ongoing projects along national roads shall be closely monitored to avoid road hazards.
“In fact Secretary Rogelio L. Singson had issued instruction that contractors with on-going projects have to suspend further excavation or pavement removal activities but rather, start clearing construction barriers including removal of idle equipment on project site that may affect the smooth flow of traffic,” Navarro said. (MAL/LVC-DPWH5/PIA5)
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DPWH Bicol regional director Melvin B. Navarro said he has directed all heads of the district engineering offices in Bicol to reactive their Motorist Assistance Centers dubbed “Lakbay Alalay” to assist motorists for directions, advisories and emergency response, among other similar assistance to the
Lakbay Alalay is carried out in close coordination with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Local Government Unit (LGU).
Thirty (30) Motorists’ Assistance Centers will be installed in conspicuous places of Bicol’s arterial roads, viz: In Albay – 1) Lidong, Sto. Domingo, 2) Busay, Daraga, 3) Paulog, Ligao City or in front of Albay 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO); Camarines Norte – 4) Tabugon, Sta. Elena;
In Camarines Sur – 5) In front of Tambo Elementary School, Tambo, Pamplona, 6) In front of Traffic Management Group along Concepcion Grande, Naga City 7) Tigaon Station, Cagrarayon, Tigaon, 8) In front of DPWH 4th DEO, Sta. Teresita, Baao, 9) Lourdes Young, Nabua, 10) DPWH Rest House in Agos, Bato, 11) DPWH Field Office along Gaongan, Sipocot; and, Sorsogon – 12) Guinlajon, Sorsogon City, 13) Bagacay in Gubat.
Assistance centers will also be put up in the island provinces, including seven in Catanduanes and ten in Masbate.
“These centers will be manned by engineers, car mechanics, equipment operators, and other service crews who will give free roadside emergency assistance to motorists during the long holidays,’ Navarro noted.
At the DPWH regional office here, a skeletal workforce from Maintenance Division (Tel. #482-0429) will man the office to receive reports from field offices and to render emergency services that may be required during the said holidays.
Also, for safety and convenience of the riding public, district offices shall ensure that all national roads, particularly those leading to public and private cemeteries are thoroughly maintained.
Appropriate informative/directional signs and traffic advisories shall also be installed in conspicuous places of the road. Likewise, compliance to construction safety for all ongoing projects along national roads shall be closely monitored to avoid road hazards.
“In fact Secretary Rogelio L. Singson had issued instruction that contractors with on-going projects have to suspend further excavation or pavement removal activities but rather, start clearing construction barriers including removal of idle equipment on project site that may affect the smooth flow of traffic,” Navarro said. (MAL/LVC-DPWH5/PIA5)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/771414656630/dpwh-5-sets-up-lakbay-alalay-para-sa-undas#sthash.1kuS3VJT.dpuf
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