Lingayen- – -Two more structures specifically the Motorpool Repair Bay 2 and Materials Testing and Quality Control Building, with a combined amount of over P7.7M, were inaugurated on June 6 by outgoing Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr.
The inauguration was highlighted with the blessing of structures by Rev. Fr. Hernan Caronongan from the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish.
Provincial Engineer Antonietta Delos Santos said that the Repair Bay 2 project, which has a length of 948.13 sqms and project cost of P6.148M, had started last September 2015 and was completed in April this year. The Quality Control building, on the other hand, has a length of 91 sqms and cost P1.6M.
Delos Santos stressed the the transformation of motorpool was given priority of the present administration. “Hindi napabayaan ang equipment including the structures of engineering office under Governor Espino’s term,” she said as she added that she feels optimistic that the same concern will be carried out by the incoming administration of the provincial chief executive’s son and Governor-elect Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III.
It can be recalled that the Motorpool Repair Bay 1 was inaugurated last year. In addition, infrastructure equipments (mini dump truck, aerial platform, road roller tandem, vibratory roller, bulldozer crawler, water truck, hydraulic machine press, wheel excavator, mini asphalt finisher and rotary drilling machine) which had a total sum of P130M were purchased in February this year.
The blessing and inauguration was attended by heads of various provincial government offices and division chiefs of the Provincial Engineer’s Office. (Ruby R. Bernardino)