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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the inauguration of a highway expansion project in the city of Taguig, as part of ongoing efforts to alleviate highway congestion in Metro Manila.
The project was Phase 1 of Nichols Field Road, commonly known as Lawton Avenue.
“We are pleased to inform the automotive public that their traffic problems will soon be over,” Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said in a statement. He said the completion of the 1.34-kilometer highway expansion project “would provide better traffic flow, faster movement of goods and services, as well as safer travel.”
DPWH said the project, which began in 2017, supports efforts to increase road capacity.
Lawton Avenue complements the Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road, which includes Lawton Avenue-Sta. Monica’s bridge. This is marked for full completion in 2021.
DPWH also announced the opening of a 90-bed COVID-19 isolation facility in Las Piñas.
Built on a lot near the Goodyear building in the town of Almanza, the off-site isolation facility is made up of 26 container vans that were converted into 90-bed, air-conditioned hospital rooms.
“This facility follows the standard DPWH design,” Villar said. It adhered to the Health Department guidelines for proper ventilation and separate bathrooms and toilets in each room, he said.
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