Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iloilo News Archive Description An account of the resource News, old and new, about Iloilo Province Subject The topic of the resource Iloilo Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ANOTHER SETBACK: DPWH to miss yet another deadline for Ungka flyover, prolonging traffic woes By Ime Sornito -Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Motorists and residents should brace for continued traffic congestion beneath the Ungka flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo. The Department of Public Works and Highways - Region 6 says it will fail to meet its November 2024 deadline for a complete flyover rectification work and full reopening. AJ PALCULLO/PN Motorists and residents should brace for continued traffic congestion beneath the Ungka flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo. The Department of Public Works and Highways - Region 6 says it will fail to meet its November 2024 deadline for a complete flyover rectification work and full reopening. AJ PALCULLO/PN ILOILO City – Nearly two years after its closure due to structural issues, the P680-million defective flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo will remain partially operational until the end of 2024. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Region 6 has confirmed it will fail to meet its second self-imposed deadline of November 2024 for a complete flyover rectification work and full reopening. The original deadline it set for itself was last month, August. This latest setback means motorists and residents should brace for continued traffic congestion during the upcoming December holiday season. Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN Currently, only the two inner lanes of the flyover are open to traffic from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily. “We are now in the final stages of Phase 1 of rectification work, and hope to complete it by the end of September despite some challenges,” said DPWH-6 officer-in-charge Engineer Sanny Boy Oropel. The four-lane, 453.7 lineal meters long Ungka flyover was constructed beginning January 2020 and opened to traffic on the first week of September 2022. But this was closed two weeks after due to vertical displacement (piers 4, 5, and 6 were “sinking”). The Ungka flyover stretches from Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City to Barangay Ungka II, Pavia. Straddling the major intersection of the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon Aquino Avenue in Barangay Ungka II, it is meant to ease traffic congestion in this crucial point that leads in and out of Iloilo City. With Phase 2 of the rectification work yet to start, DPWH-6 is currently inviting bids, aiming to begin work in October and complete the rectification by December 2024. The department has set a new target to fully open the Ungka flyover before the Dinagyang Festival in January 2025. Due to the vertical displacement, a third-party consultant, Abinales Associates Engineers + Consultants, was hired by DPWH-6 to conduct a geotechnical study. Study results showed that the flyover design contractor, United Technology Consolidated Partnership (UTCP), had failed to determine the depth of the hard strata of soil for the flyover’s foundation, causing instability. The recommended solution involves jet grouting for all 13 piers under the first phase of the flyover’s rectification, with an estimated budget of P95 million. An additional P200 million is proposed for installing extra bored piles at the problematic piers. Monolithic Construction & Concrete Products, Inc., based in Davao City, has completed approximately 85 percent of Phase 1 of the rectification work, focusing on borehole activities and jet grouting. Oropel emphasized that while Phase 2 is underway, the flyover will remain open to traffic using the inner lanes, as has been the case during the ongoing rectification efforts. By the time DPWH-6 fully reopens the Ungka flyover to traffic, the cost of this infrastructure will have ballooned to P975 million — P295 million higher than its original cost. It was originally projected that Phase 1 of the rectification work would be concluded by July 30, which would have also ushered the start of Phase 2. Aside from jet grouting, the rectification would also involve adding additional bored piles. Oropel had previously appealed for public understanding for the delay. “The rectification techniques we are applying are not simple,” he explained. Complications have arisen due to underground utilities, such as water and telephone lines, which have slowed the grouting process./PN Citation Citation of the article Sornito, I. (2024, September 4). ANOTHER SETBACK: DPWH to miss yet another deadline for Ungka flyover, prolonging traffic woes. Panay News, 1-2. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Another setback: DPWH to miss yet another deadline for Ungka flyover, prolonging traffic woes Description An account of the resource ILOILO City – Nearly two years after its closure due to structural issues, the P680-million defective flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo will remain partially operational until the end of 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sornito, Ime Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.panaynews.net/another-setback-dpwh-to-miss-yet-another-deadline-for-ungka-flyover-prolonging-traffic-woes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Panay News</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Panay News Incorporated Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 4, 2024 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Subject The topic of the resource Traffic Ungka Flyover