Repair contract out, awaiting OK

This is in reference to the letter titled “No action from Road Board after a year” (Opinion, 6/7/13) sent by Pedro Refuerzo Jr.

According to Arleen Beltran of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ second Metro Manila engineering district, there is already a contract for the replacement of the busted streetlights along President Osmeña Highway, underneath the Skyway, from the Buendia Overpass to the Magallanes Interchange.

The office is only waiting for clearance/permit from the government of Makati City and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, which it needs prior to the contract’s implementation.

—ELIZABETH P. PILORIN, chief, Public Information Office, Department of Public Works  and Highways

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