Improved Bontoc roads boost tourism, economy

By Pamela Dungala

BONTOC, Mountain Province – Two roads in the central of this capital town are now boosting economic activities and tourism in the province.

Rep. MaximoDalog, local and provincial Highways officials led by engineers John T. Marquez and Charles C. Sokoken recently inaugurated thenewly opened Bontoc-Cadre and PC-Barracks roads here.

In his message, Dalogsaid the road from the Sta. Rita Church going around the college to the junction going to Eyeb is expected to be concreted before year end.

Dalog earlier pledged concreting of all roads at the  central part of Bontoc during groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrading of the Bontoc-Cadre Road.

Marquez meanwhile said he was thankful concreting of access roads within central Bontoc was implemented before his retirement from the agency.

Funds for upgrading of the Bontoc-Cadre Road were sourced out from the CY 2010 and 2011 Regular Fund and were contracted with several construction firms with the provincial district engineering office as implementing agency.

The rehabilitation of the PC-Barracks Road which starts from the entrance of the Barracks compound along the Bontoc-Cadre Road going up to the basketball court of said compound were sourced out from the CY 2011 Regular Infrastructure Fund and from savings of completed projects.

The road will provide safer access to school children of the Barracks Day Care Center and in compliance to the department’s program in making roads gender-responsive.

Engineer Benedict F. Matib,said the completed projects would contribute to a better Mountain Province through safe, better and easier access roads.