An Act Mandating the Full Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Kennon Road under the Department of Public Works and Highways
Republic Act No. 11604 mandates the full rehabilitation and ongoing maintenance of Kennon Road, a 33.534-kilometer stretch from Rosario, La Union to Baguio City, by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The law requires the DPWH to assess the road's current condition in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to determine necessary engineering works and to conduct a feasibility study for transforming the road into an "all weather" route. Funding for these efforts will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act took effect fifteen days after its publication on January 24, 2022.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11604
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 10, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11604
AN ACT MANDATING THE FULL REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF KENNON ROAD UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
SECTION 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall undertake the full rehabilitation of the 33.534-kilometer Kennon Road stretching from the Municipality of Rosario, Province of La Union to Baguio City. Thereafter, the DPWH shall be responsible for the maintenance of Kennon Road and shall ensure that it remains safe and optimally serviceable.
SECTION 2. The DPWH, in coordination with the Cordillera Regional Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, shall evaluate and assess the current condition of Kennon Road to identify the necessary engineering works to be undertaken for the rehabilitation of the said road. Relative thereto, a feasibility study shall be conducted by the DPWH to primarily plan the extent and duration of the rehabilitation of Kennon Road into an "all weather" road.
SECTION 3. The amount necessary to cover the rehabilitation and maintenance of Kennon Road shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: December 10, 2021.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 4, p. 485 on January 24, 2022.
Cite This Law
An Act Mandating the Full Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Kennon Road under the Department of Public Works and Highways, Republic Act No. 11604, Dec 10, 2021 (Philippines)
An Act Mandating the Full Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Kennon Road under the Department of Public Works and Highways, Republic Act No. 11604 (Phil. 2021)
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