CCTO gives firm permit to finish road works at SRP

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu City Transportation Office has acceded to the request of the Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. for a permit for the restoration of the asphalt pavement affected by the pipe installation at the South Road Properties.

PWRI operations manager Dim Paul Carreon said PWRI had laid potable, non-potable and waste water pipeline across the SRP Highway near Filinvest’s Ilcorso.

“The pipe laying project was already completed but some of the asphalt road was not yet restored and/or needs to be retouched,” Carreon said in a November 27 letter request.

With this, PWRI asked the city for a permit to have the remaining roads without asphalt restored.

The company will start the road works until it gets the permit from the city.

CCTO executive director Rey Gealon acceded to the request but imposed conditions to the company.

It was earlier reported that CCTO confiscated the heavy equipment of the contractor hired by PWRI after the company failed to install reflectorized signs at the site and violated the work schedule imposed by the traffic office.

This road work would supply water from PWRI to the main line of FLI’s project at SRP.

“As far as traffic is concerned and in consideration of the said request, this Office interposes no objection on the said activity,” Gealon said in the December 3 letter to SRP Project Evaluation Officer Joemar Aboyador.

Gealon said CCTO should be informed of the schedule and the duration of the road works beforehand.

To avoid hampering the traffic flow at the SRP, the works should be done from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

After 4 a.m., Gealon said the roadway should be cleared from any obstructions like construction materials, equipment, and parked vehicles.

“For traffic safety, early warning device, appropriate traffic signs and adequate lighting should be installed to forewarn the approaching traffic of the ongoing construction activity in the area,” he added.

Gealon said CCTO imposed these conditions so that traffic operations are not hampered and motorists’ exposure to danger is prevented.

“And it is to make sure that the accidents that happened when they used the road for pipe-laying will not repeat itself,” he said.  (FREEMAN)