The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a 154-meter slope protection structure along San Fernando-Bagulin Road in Barangay Bacsil, San Fernando City, La Union. (Photo from DPWH Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines – After four months, the construction of a P49-million slope protection structure along the San Fernando-Bagulin Road in San Fernando, La Union meant to help stabilize landslide-prone areas, has been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
In a statement on Wednesday, the DPWH said that with the 154-meter slope protection structure, motorists would be safe as they pass through the San Fernando-Bagulin Road.
“With the completion of this eco-friendly mitigation structure, motorists and residents can now safely pass through the mountainous portion of San Fernando-Bagulin Road without worrying about accidents,” DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan said.
According to Tan, workers used eco-friendly high-tensile wire mesh to construct the slope protection structure, which keeps rock masses in place and maintains the stability of the slopes, minimizing possible environmental harm.
The DPWH added that the budget allocation of P49 million for the project, which the government provided under the 2022 General Appropriations Act, covered the installation of erosion mats anchored with ground anchor nails along the landslide-prone section of the road.
Further, Tan thanked the DPWH La Union District Engineering Office for quickly completing the slope protection structure. – Nicole Faye Agcaoili, INQUIRER.net intern