Alternative night market eyed due to road projects
>> Thursday, April 21, 2016
BAGUIO CITY - Night market vendors affected
by the ongoing Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) road works along
Harrison Road will temporarily transferred to alternative sites at the Ganza
parking lot at Burnham Park and along Perfecto St.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan
who chairs the Baguio City Market Authority (BCMA) last week directed offices
to prepare the temporary relocation sites including the lighting system to be
installed by the city engineer’s office.
Domogan emphasized to
the vendors that they will be allowed to use the Ganza area and Perfecto St.,
however, they should only being operating at 9PM and strictly follow the same
rules and regulations set by the city.
“We need your
cooperation and understanding for the temporary inconvenience caused by the
on-going projects of the DPWH because this is also for the betterment of the
city of Baguio,” stressed the mayor.
According to DPWH-CAR
regional director Alexander CastaƱeda, close to a billion peso worth of
infrastructure projects was approved for the city wherein P319 million was
allotted for 39 roads and bridges, P200 million for four flood control drainage
works and P142.5 million for local infrastructure projects.
These projects are set
for completion within this year including those projects not yet awarded to
contractors, added CastaƱeda.
He said there are 81
projects set for implementation within this year with 59 already awarded before
the election ban took effect last March 25. Also, of the 81 projects, the
DPWH-Cordillera will implement eight projects with a funding of P256.6 million.
The projects include the construction of rain
water collection facilities for major roads in the city specifically along
Kennon Road, Magsaysay Road, Quirino Highway, Kayang, Abanao Street and
Harrison Road. – Jho Arranz
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