CAGAYAN de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez lauded the city’s public works and highways (DPWH) for expediting the lighting of the much-needed streetlights in the city’s coastal bypass road.
Rodriguez even said street lights are important to lessen, if not avoid, fatal road accidents.
“Public safety is our utmost priority,” he said.
Rodriguez was able to secure P50 million from last year’s General Appropriation Act for the construction and installation of 290 light posts along the said coastal road traversing the barangays of Puntod, Lapasan, and Gusa.
In a report by DPWH 2nd District Engineer Gabriel Guinitaran, a total of 29 electrical posts in Barangay Gusa (Baywalk side) were energized last August 17, 2022, and additional 8 posts will be energized today, August 19, 2022.
The Puntod and Lapasan segment will be energized within 2 weeks.
“The construction of the posts and the purchase of the LED bulbs for the lighting program in the CdeO coastal by-pass road has been completed last July,” said Rodriguez.
The remaining work, according to Rodriguez includes tapping of the electricity from CEPALCO, which needed the intervention of the local government unit for the processing of the electrical permit and the negotiations for bill deposit, and the rewiring of the stolen wires from the erected posts.
“I am thankful to DPWH for heeding our urgent request that the streetlights will be lit to deter criminality and promote safety for drivers and pedestrians,” he added.
It can be noted that the CdeO lawmaker secured a total of P1.9 billion for the construction of Phase 1 CdeO’s coastal bypass road (Puntod, Lapasan, Gusa) from 2008 to 2016.
The 2nd phase of the coastal road from Gusa to Puerto is ongoing which is estimated to cost P2.5 billion.
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