KALIBO, Aklan—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Aklan Engineering District expect to implement P1.6 billion worth of various infrastructure projects in the province for the year 2018.
In a document obtained by the BusinessMirror, some projects to be funded include the construction and/or improvement of access roads leading to trade, industries and economic zones, including tourism.
Among them was the improvement of Numancia-Lezo provincial road with an appropriation of P80 million. Another is the Poblacion Batan-Mandong-Napti-Camanci-Sapian, Capiz, boundary in support of the coconut-processing facility in Batan costing P80 million.
Earlier, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Aklan endorsed the Numancia-Lezo project in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Aklan.
Officials of the DTI-Aklan last weekend visited the pottery-making project in Lezo, being considered as the main beneficiary for the improvement of the Numancia-Lezo road project.
Ramel Buncalan, PCCI-Aklan president, said the Numancia-Lezo road-improvement project would boost the pottery industry in the town of Lezo.
Other DPWH infrastructures set for next year are the construction of multipurpose buildings, construction of flood-control structure and the concreting of farm-to-market roads from the 17 municipalities of the province.