Don't delay repairs on Andaya Highway

If the government decides to postpone the implementation of road and flood control projects in Bicol until after the elections in May, travelers to the region might suffer delays longer than the eight hours logged last month, a Camarines Sur lawmaker warned yesterday.

- Delon Porcalla, Mark Ernest Villeza

Rep. LRay Villafuerte said putting on hold the identified projects to fix the 100-kilometer Andaya Highway, which was severely damaged by a series of typhoons and heavy flooding before Christmas in 2024, could mean that travelers in the Bicol region could experience the same traffic nightmare this year.

"Putting infrastructure projects on hold till the year's second half, especially those planned public works meant to make vulnerable communities highly resilient ahead of this year's typhoon season, will mean putting these places at risk anew this year," Villafuerte said.