DPWH Chief Announces Improved R-10 Road Now Opens To The Public After Six Presidents
After six presidents, Department of
Public Works and Highways ( DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the road
traversing the old Smokey Mountain area congested by informal settlers is now a
high capacity highway helping offset the usual heavy volume of vehicles in
major highways like EDSA and C5.
“Following the mandate of President
Rodrigo Duterte, Filipinos will now have access to an improved and widened
Radial Road 10 or R-10 which they may opt to use as alternate route to EDSA via
Bonifacio Drive and Roxas Boulevard in travelling from north to south and vice
versa,” Villar said.
“The opening of the additional two
(2) lanes along Radial Road 10 or R-10 Road on Thursday, January 12, 2017
between Pacheco Street to Zaragoza Street in Tondo, Manila will further improve
vehicular traffic,” Villar said.
R10 is also an alternate route for
motorists from Monumento, Caloocan City going to the airport and South Luzon
Expressway.
“The 24/7 operations will be
maintained until the full six (6) concrete paved lanes along R-10 Road
northbound is fully completed. We hope that by April 2017, the public could
access all phases of the project,” Villar said.
“The concrete paving of 360 lineal
meters 3rd innermost lane is also already completed to include 72 lineal meters
4th, 5th and 6th lanes while others are undergoing excavation and base and
sub-base course preparation, ” he added.
Earlier, DPWH together with the
local city government of Manila relocated some 2,107 informal settler families
and additional 427 families were given financial assistance for the government
to regain the 50 lineal meters road right-of-way and facilitate widening and
concreting of R10 to six (6) lanes on both directions to increase its traffic
capacity.
About 818 informal settler families
at the Navotas segment were also relocated and 1,122 availed financial
assistance, paving way for the completion of widening and concreting of Radial
Road 10 at Barangay North Bay Boulevard, Navotas City.
The road segment from Maralla
Bridge to C-3 Road is almost completed with Foundation Specialist Inc. allowing
the DPWH to finally complete the remaining 152 lineal meters gap traversing the
company’s fenced lot.
The 9.7 kilometers R-10 stretching
from Delpan Bridge, Tondo, Manila to the mouth of the Malabon River at
Bangkulasi Bridge, C-4 Road in Navotas City is a major cargo trucks and
trailers route bound to both north and south Ports of Manila.
“The project has been
conceptualized in the 1980s. For the past three decades, the government has
been hounded by right of way issues. Proud to report that within six months of
the Duterte Administration, in coordination with the local governments of
Manila and Navotas, we have peacefully resolved all right of way issues,”
Villar said.
DPWH Chief Announces Improved R-10 Road Now Opens To The Public After Six Presidents
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