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THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Tuesday it hopes to soon implement an infrastructure program consisting largely of roads and bridges for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
âDPWH will begin its program to strengthen connectivity between areas in BARMM and other regions of Mindanao by developing and upgrading 176.60-kilometer primary and access roads under the P12.86-billion Road Network Development Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),â the department said in a statement.
The DPWH added that it targets to âstart soonestâ the construction or improvement of the 13.9-kilometer Matanog-Barira-Alamada-Libungan Road and the 63-kilometer Tapian-Lebak Coastal Road, after completion of the detailed design study.