Holy Week preparations:‘Lakbay-alalay’ set to ensure smooth travel in Ilocos Region

By Liezle BasaInigo

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La  Union — Effective this Holy Week, the “Lakbay-Alalay” program of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 1 will be  activated  to ensure the smooth travel and provide reliable assistance to motorists.

Department of Public Works Highway Region 1 Regional Director Melanio C. Briosos has instructed the 10 District Engineers to organize their teams that will be responsible to maintain the smooth travel and provide assistance to motorists from April 13 to 20.

Briosos also urged district engineers to give commuters and motorists comfortable trip with the traffic service maintenance especially the informative/regulatory warning signs or traffic advisory for alternate routes specifying the entry and exit points with the corresponding distances  passing traffic areas where construction activities are.

He reiterated continuous  removal of obstructions along the national roads and bridges to avoid accidents .

The members of the “Lakbay-Alalay” team, he said, will be assigned on a round-the-clock shift  along the Manila North Road, and they are to coordinate with agencies like the Land Transportation Office, Philippine National Police, Officials of the Local Government Units to give necessary assistance that maybe required or provided on a normal and emergency situations.

The stations of the “Lakbay Alalay” team of DPWH Ilocos Norte First and Second District Engineering Offices will be located at  the following areas: Baduang Section, Pagudpud, Manila North Road, San Nicolas town proper, Batac City, MNR Currimao and Badoc, Ilocos Norte and  in front of the DPWH Second DEO office at San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte

DPWH Ilocos Sur First DEO team will be placed at the MNR Bantay and Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; for the Second DEO they will be positioned along the MNR of Narvacan, Candon City proper and MNR City Hall Command Post.

DPWH La Union First DEO team will be located at the MNR- San Fernando-Bacnotan and Bacnotan-Sudipen, La Union; for the DPWH Second DEO the members of the “LakbayAlalay” team will be seen along the MNR of Agoo, Caba, and the roads along Agoo-Baguio City (Tubao and Pugo Section), Caba-Bauang, Rosario-Pugo and Bauang-Baguio City Roads.

DPWH Pangasinan First DEO “Lakbay Alalay” team will be stationed at the   Pangasinan-Zambales Rd and Alaminos City proper.

On the other hand, DPWH Pangasinan Second DEO has its team members at Guibel, San Jacinto Section along Mangaldan-Manaoag-Binalonan Road, Socony Section at Pangasinan-Tarlac Road, Manat Section along Pangasinan-Zambales Road, and at the Pangasinan-La Union Road and Dagupan City National Roads.

The DPWH Pangasinan Third DEO team will be at the MNR along Carmen-Rosales, Binalonan (Poblacion) and at the Pangasinan-Nueva-Viscaya Road (Sta Maria Section).

The “Lakbay Alalay”  team members  of the  DPWH Pangasinan  Fourth DEO is situated along the Urdaneta  Junction-Dagupan Road,Villasis-Malasiqui-San Carlos Road,Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Sta Barbara Road; Carmen Junction-Bayambang-San Carlos –Manat Road.

Briosos also urged district engineers to give commuters and motorists comfortable trip with the traffic service maintenance especially the informative/regulatory warning signs or traffic advisory for alternate routes specifying the entry and exit points with the corresponding distances  passing traffic areas where construction activities are.

He  reiterated the continuous  removal of obstructions along the national roads and bridges to avoid accidents .

The members of the “Lakbay-Alalay” team, he said, will be assigned on a round-the-clock shift  along the Manila North Road, and they are to coordinate with agencies like the Land Transportation Office, Philippine National Police, Officials of the Local Government Units to give necessary assistance that maybe required or provided on a normal and emergency situations.

The stations of the “Lakbay Alalay” team of DPWH Ilocos Norte First and Second District Engineering Offices will be located at  the following areas: Baduang Section, Pagudpud, Manila North Road, San Nicolas town proper, Batac City, MNR Currimao and Badoc, Ilocos Norte and  in front of the DPWH Second DEO office at San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte

DPWH Ilocos Sur First DEO team will be placed at the MNR Bantay and Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; for the Second DEO they will be positioned along the MNR of Narvacan, Candon City proper and MNR City Hall Command Post.

DPWH La Union First DEO team will be located at the MNR- San Fernando-Bacnotan and Bacnotan-Sudipen, La Union; for the DPWH Second DEO the members of the “Lakbay Alalay” team will be seen along the MNR of Agoo, Caba, and the roads along Agoo-Baguio City (Tubao and Pugo Section), Caba-Bauang, Rosario-Pugo and Bauang-Baguio City Roads.

DPWH Pangasinan First DEO “Lakbay Alalay” team will be stationed at the   Pangasinan-Zambales Rd and Alaminos City proper.

On the other hand, DPWH Pangasinan Second DEO has its team members at Guibel, San Jacinto Section along Mangaldan-Manaoag-Binalonan Road, Socony Section at Pangasinan-Tarlac Road, Manat Section along Pangasinan-Zambales Road, and at the Pangasinan-La Union Road and Dagupan City National Roads.

The DPWH Pangasinan Third DEO team will be at the MNR along Carmen-Rosales, Binalonan (Poblacion) and at the Pangasinan-Nueva-Viscaya Road (Sta Maria Section).

The “Lakbay Alalay”  team members  of the  DPWH Pangasinan  Fourth DEO is situated along the Urdaneta  Junction-Dagupan Road,Villasis-Malasiqui-San Carlos Road,Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Sta Barbara Road; Carmen Junction-Bayambang-San Carlos –Manat Road.