DPWH To Build New Road Linking Maasin To Hinunangan In Southern Leyte Under Pres. Duterte
Hinunangan town will become closer to the provincial capital
with the plan to build a new road connecting it to Maasin City.
The town, which faces the Pacific Ocean, is one of the
farthest municipalities in the eastern tip of Southern Leyte province from
Maasin.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Southern
Leyte District Engineering Office will conduct a feasibility study for the
Maasin–Bontoc-Sogod-Hinunangan road project this year.
The DPWH eyes the completion of the proposed project in five
years, based on preliminary plans.
From the existing 153-kilometer national highway, traversing
11 towns, it will be reduced to 69 kilometers, crossing only two towns between
Maasin City and Hinunangan.
“We are excited about this proposed road. Travel time will
be reduced to only two hours from more than three hours to four hours at
present,” said District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia.
The proposed project will upgrade the existing 35-kilometer
road that links the city to Bontoc town and some parts of Sogod.
The highway will be widened to 6.7 meters from the existing
five meters.
It requires the opening of a 24-kilometer mountainous trail
from Buenavista village in Bontoc to San Miguel village in Sogod and from Buac
Gamay village in Sogod to Calag-itan village in Hinunangan.
Aside from cutting travel time, the road is expected to bring economic opportunities to sleepy upland villages of Bontoc, Sogod, and Hinunangan towns.
Hinunangan is a third-class town with a population of 29,976
based on the 2015 official count.
According to the local government website, it is known as
the “rice granary of the province” for its vast plain land entirely planted
with rice.
The town is also a producer of rattan and wood-based
furniture, abaca handicraft items, pineapple, vegetables and other forest
products.
The town’s picturesque beaches and islands have been
attracting tourism-related investments put up by immigrants from Europe and
North America.
Hinunangan is also known as a major gateway in Leyte because
of its proximity to Tacloban City, the regional capital.
The opening of the Abuyog-Silago road cuts travel time from
the main city by half from the previous six hours to less than three hours.
DPWH To Build New Road Linking Maasin To Hinunangan In Southern Leyte Under Pres. Duterte
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March 14, 2017
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Magandang layunin sana ipagpatuloy at tuloy tuloy na pag ginhawa ng buong bansa pero sana pag tuunan din ng pansin ang CAVITE dahil sa ito ay karatig o malapit sa Manila ang Coastal Road na tumuloy ng Cavitex ay napakabaho sobra dame ng iskwaters sa gilid at wala silang proper toilet doon sila sa tabi nangungubeta. NAPAKABAHO nakakahiya sa mga TURISMONG bumibisita sa ating Bansa na unang stop ay kamaynilaan at Cavite, Batangas.
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