P53-M Bridges, Drainage Project in 3rd District - DPWH

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – Fifty-three million pesos (P53,000,000) projects composed of two concrete bridges and a drainage system in  Sta. Barbara and Calasiao will all be finished this year.

According to 4th District Engineering Office District Engineer Simplicio D. Gonzales of the Department of Public Works & Highway, the concrete bridge in Barangay Gabon, Calasiao has already been done while the one in Barangay Leet, Sta. Barbara will be done in December this year.

“Oo meron. Iyong Gabon namin tapos na. Dito sa Santa Barbara sa Leet papasok iyan siguro matatapos ngayong December. Nasa P35 million lahat”.

4th District Engineering Office District Engineer Simplicio D. Gonzales of the Department of Public Works & Highway

He said that the perennial flooding at poblacion area in Calasiao will be over by the construction of the drainage system on June this year. Gonzales said the DPWH done a careful mapping how the drainage function efficiently on the stretch from the poblacion going to the Parongking River.

The project cost the national government P18 million.

“Iyong probema ma solve na. Ginawan ko ng survey para iyong daanan ng tubig ay siguradong tatakbo kasi bakawan hindi kayanin e mahaba malayo. Ngayon malapit na,” the District Engineer told this writer.

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.