The government has allocated P5 billion to repair of the 180-kilometer stretch of the Daang Maharlika Highway connecting the municipalities of Trento and Sibagat in Agusan del Sur. | via Chris V. Panganiban/PDI
P5 billion to repair of the 180-kilometer stretch of the Daang Maharlika Highway connecting the two municipalities in this province.
Rep. Romeo Momo of the adjoining Surigao del Sur province said the rehabilitation of the badly damaged road would start next year once the funds were released.The sorry state of the highway segment has long been a subject of complaints from commuters and motorists but Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. said they could not do anything about it since the highway is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works and Highways .
Momo, a former DPWH undersecretary, said he had advised DPWH officials to create a special program to address the deteriorating road conditions along the stretch from San Francisco to Trento.
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