THE ₱1.126-billion Samar Pacific Coastal Road project in central Philippines is now partially open, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Tuesday.
The partial opening of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road is a huge step toprovide comfortable and improved interconnectivity that will support sustainable agricultural development, and contribute to food self-sufficiency program and in sustaining peace and development efforts in Northern Samar,Northern Samar Governor Edwin C.
Construction of the remaining three-kilometer, two-lane road with two more bridges are ongoing with the bridges at an average completion rate of about 50%, DPWH said. The road traverses the coastal municipalities of Palapag, Laoang and Catubig where residents are mainly engaged in coconut and rice farming.