The conversion of the city’s roads into national roads is in the offing. The City Council headed by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin Uy adopted a resolution endorsing the conversion of some city roads, which includes the primary arterial road (Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road) as proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 2nd District Engineering Office. It was learned that the DPWH will also include the provision of drainage system in the development and maintenance of said roads. City roads to be converted into national roads include Don Velez Street-Macasandig-Indahag-Bukidnon Road (10 km); Don Velez Street-Carmen (Pelaez Bridge)-Airport Road; Jct Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan City (BCIR)-Osmeña Extension-CDO Port Road; Jct Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan City (BCIR)-Agora-CDO Port Road; Jct Airport Road-Upper Balulang-Macasandig-Don Velez Street. (sp)