The Department of Public Works noted yesterday that it might take over two years to completely resolve the Garapan flooding issues—about a year for DPW to come up with the engineering design of the project and about a year and a half to complete construction work. And that is...

Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), who represents Garapan under Precinct III, wishes that the Department of Public Works and the Office of Planning and Development would prioritize working on a solution to the Garapan floods. He also sees a need to prioritize solutions for flooding...

As part of plans to revitalize the Garapan area, the Office of Planning and Development is working with the Department of Public Works to resolve the flooding that hits the area each time heavy rain occurs on Saipan. OPD deputy director Chris Concepcion told Saipan Tribune that...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration recently awarded the CNMI Department of Public Works $4,269,064 in emergency relief funds that has been approved and authorized for highway projects on Saipan and Tinian arising from Super Typhoon Yutu damage....