Contractors warned: Ensure road work quality or redo job

By Paul Rillorta

BAGUIO CITY – Contractors of the road work projects being undertaken in this mountain resort will have to redo their work if found to be defective.

Mayor Mauricio Domogan aired the warning her during a media forum Wednesday after reports of cracks on newly re-blocked roads surfaced.

Recently, the mayor called on the Department of Public Works and Highways, contractors and city police for a meeting to address traffic inconvenience being experienced by commuters and motorists due to the implementation of road works at the central business district.  

”The contractors should work double time so road works will be finished before schedule. The road rehabilitation works are right on track and I am happy that some of the projects are ahead of schedule,” he said.

Domogan however cautioned the contractors not to sacrifice quality of work over the shortened period of time to finish the projects.

Domogan said, “contractors will be blacklisted and will have to redo the roads which will be proven to be below standards.”

The mayor said contractors should ensure availability of flagmen in roads which are undergoing re-blocking to help control the flow of traffic as agreed during talks.

Domogan also ordered traffic personnel to apprehend vehicles who park in no parking areas especially on roads undergoing rehabilitation as this add to traffic congestion.