P1.5-B Budget for Infras in the 3rd Cong. District – DPWH

 By Mortz C. Ortigoza

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – Including the infrastructure project being bidded in the regional office of the Department of Public Works & Highway in City of San Fernando, La Union, the budget this year of the national government to the Third Congressional District is P1.5 billion.

Because of this fund, Pangasinan 4th District Engineering Office District Engineer Simplicio D. Gonzales told Northern Watch Newspaper that his office will be using the appropriation from the national government in the widening of the highways and roads and the solution of the flooding in his area.

DPWH EXEC. Pangasinan 4th District Engineering Office District Engineer Simplicio D. Gonzales (left) poses for posterity with Northern Watch Newspaper’s senior writer Mortz C. Ortigoza after the latter interviews him at his office in the Department of Public Works & Highway based in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan.  

“Mga widening of roads mga national road. Sana ma solve ko na iyong sa Calasiao flooding sa Calasiao papunta na ng Parongking”.

Gonzales said the new drainage canal in the burgeoning town will mitigate the flood around the periphery of the Bureau of Internal Revenue particularly after its widening and deep excavation have been done by the contractor.

The reason why the area was flooded every time there was downpour because flood in Dagupan City compete with the egress of water in Calasiao going to the Ramos Bridge where the Banaoang River passes.

It resulted for the water there to be stuck that resulted to the flood in the vicinities, he explained.

Despite the construction of the new water canal last year from the BIR to the Ramos Bridge, the DPWH funded an P18 million drainage system that would exit to the Parongking River.

“Doon pumupunta sa Ramos ginawa naming dalawang exits papuntang Parongking P18 million approved last year”.

D.E Gonzales said there is a gate on the mouth of the exit of the drainage in the Ramos Bridge where barangay officials can close it when the water swell in the Banaoang River.

Its closure means water from the river will no longer flow to the poblacion area in Calasiao town.