Mayor, Vice Mayor mulling full closure of the Sabang road to expedite construction

Mayor Rocky Ilagan and Vice Mayor Marlon Lopez are contemplating on closing the road to Sabang to speed-up the ongoing construction and rehabilitation project.

Phase one which is 2-kilometers from Poblacion to Palangan is expected to be completed by the end of September and took more than 15 months. On the other hand, phase 2 which is 4 kilometers from Palangan to Sabang and some portion in Sinandigan started March of this year and a source said is probably only 15 percent done.

The Mayor, apparently fed up with the long delay, said that he will send a request to the Sangguniang Bayan to conduct consultations with the residents of the affected barangays to seek agreement on the proposed closure.

The Mayor will meet with the contractor of phase 2 and will negotiate for a 45 days road construction with no extension. The Mayor said that Sabang road will be closed for the whole daytime and will be open for tricycles and motorcycles during night-time.

The Mayor also said that he will talk with the owners of the big outrigger ferries to provide service to and from Sabang for all passengers while construction is ongoing.

Vice Mayor Marlon Lopez said that once the Sangguniang Bayan receive the official communication from the Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan will immediate conduct the consultation meetings.

The contractor of the phase one road project explained to the Fortnightly that the reason for the long delay is because of the heavy vehicular traffic along the road as well as the frequent breakdowns of their heavy equipment.

The schedule of the meetings will be announced here.