Capitol has formally told the League of Municipalities the release of P3M for repair and maintenance of the 55 kilometers of Bohol’s tertiary provincial roads.
In the recent LMP meeting, Engr. Einstein Gonzales told the mayors that the fund from Capitol’s 20% development fund would be available soon.
Bohol has by far, 918 kilometers of provincial roads classified as primary to tertiary. Gonzales adds that the fund for the 55 kilometers would be a separate maintenance fund from the usual maintenance activities implemented by the Office of the Provincial Engineer on the primary and secondary access roads.
The fund would also be used for pakyaw contracts with residents in the barangays who have aired elation over the prospect of additional income and better roads, the engineer claimed.
The move is also seen as Capitol’s way of generating more jobs in the countryside. Jobs available for the contract work would be patching, ditching and clearing, one that can easily be filled by unemployed workers in the barangays. (rachiu/PIA)