DPWH-Aklan District Engineer Roberto J. Cabigas said work has started last Sept. 1 involving repair and rehabilitation of Kalibo’s major streets.

Cabigas said the implementation of the zero-pothole program of DPWH will last until all streets and roads are repaired.

"The DPWH has a standby fund for this project which will be used for the repair of the streets, depending on the extent of damages," said Cabigas.

Other projects the DPWH is handling is the concreting of Altavas-Jamindan Road, which has a budget of P30 million. Cabigas said this project, which will start this week, has a time frame of seven months.

In Boracay, DPWH is also implementing construction of the circumferential road, ongoing activities this year having been budgeted with P30 million through the DPWH Infrastructure Program for Aklan, Lone Congressional District for the completion of the concreting of Boracay Raods (Lapus-Fairways Section) primary intended to enhance tourism including the replication of affected structures and Road Right of Way.

On the other hand, DPWH Regional Office has allocated budget to cover the construction/asphalting of road from Tulubhan Road to Bulabog Road which is approximately 2.040 kilometer in length. This project was conceptualized to eventually decongest the existing route through a one-way traffic scheme.

According to the DPWH, this project will be implemented alongside with the Department of Tourism, which is seen to dialogue with the stakeholders to cooperate with the government by allowing the road to pass by their lands.

A meeting with these stakeholders and national and provincial officials will be held on Sunday, Sept. 7 in Boracay to talk about this concern.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Region 6, Iloilo City recently awarded DPWH-Aklan for being the number 3 top paying agency in the government sector. Engineer Cabigas said he is very happy with the award. Last year, DPWH-Aklan ranked first in this category.

This year, in the government sector, DepEd ranked number one while Aklan Provincial Government ranked number 2. The awards were given in Iloilo City during BIR’s anniversary. (PIA)