Malapit nang matapos ang upgrading project ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa bahagi ng Liloy-Ipil Road sa Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte.
Base sa ulat na isinumite ni DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia, sinabi ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na 94 porsyento nang tapos ang 4.358-kilometer project.
Nagsimula ang naturang proyekto noong December 2020.
Kasama sa P94.15-million road upgrading project ang pagpapalit ng mga sirang asphalt pavement na may portland concrete cement, konstruksyon ng drainage at slope protection structures, at pagsasaayos ng miscellaneous structures.
“With the improved road quality and safety, motorists can expect a more comfortable and shorter travel time from the Municipality of Liloy in Zamboanga del Norte to the Municipality of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay which will be reduced by 15 minutes, shortening the usual travel time of 45 minutes to just half an hour,” pahayag ni Villar.
Dagdag pa nito, “As we move forward, the public can expect more similar road networks such as this to provide safer travel for locals and tourists, hasten the delivery of goods and services, and promote rural tourism in preparation for the time when leisure travel will once again be permitted.”