LEGAZPI CITY- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will inaugurate today, two multi-million pesos worth of bridge constructed under the President’s Bridge Program along with the opening of other government vital projects for Bicol and will personally assess the mangled condition of the Calauag-Del Gallego portion of the Andaya Highway.

The President will formally open to motorists the Basud Bridge worth P65.8M linking the 1st district of Albay to the island province of Catanduanes and Quinale bridge worth P25 million linking the municipality of Libon and Polangui and other arterial networks and highways (DPWH) Regional Office 5 Director Orlando B. Roces informed newsmen.

These bridges are part of the President’s bridge projects which aims to provide structurally sound permanent bridge along all national roads that serves as a major link in promoting and sustaining regional-socio economic activities and development in the area, Roces said.

The President will also personally inspect the much publicized condition of the 64 kilometer Andaya highway along Del Gallego and Ragay, Camarines Sur.

We are hoping that the personal inspection of the President will have positive results. We at RDCC have already spearheaded a resolution requesting our President to allocate and release the much needed funds for the immediate rehabilitation of Del Gallego portion of the highway, Camarines Sur Governor L-Ray Villafuerte said.

We know the hardships encountered by motorists so, we are really focusing our attention to have the necessary funds releases for the repairs, Villafuerte added. We will need P24 million for the complete rehabilitation of the Bicol portion of the high way, Camarines Sur DPWH 1st Eng’g. District Engineer Alfonsito Padua affirmed.

Included in the presidential visit in the ground breaking ceremonies for the P350 million Pio Duran-Ligao road construction project programmed by Albay Congressman Joey Salceda.

It will be a great opportunity for Albayanos to have the President as guest for the groundbreaking of another infra project that will serve the needs of the majority of our people, Cong. Salceda said.

Regular commuters from Bicol to Manila and vice versa have already homed their angry outburst via different media outlets.

We just hope that the president will notice the patch work of potholed and craters along the highway so that she can do something since this highway benefits not only the people of Bicol Region but also travelers to and from Visayas and Mindanao, several motorists comments.