The Department of Public Works will have a busy year ahead in 2016. This early, DPW Secretary James Ada is hoping that his agency would finish all projects on time.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Saipan Tribune last Thursday, Ada said that among DPW\u2019s priority is the renovation of the sports facilities inside the Oleai Sports Complex that were damaged by Typhoon Soudelor.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, we are doing our scope of work for the [Francisco M. Palacios] Tan Ko baseball field, [Miguel Pangelinan] Tan Ge softball field, the Ada gym, and the track,\u201d said Ada.<\/p>\n
He said the only things included in the track facility are the steel fence and the broken enclosure for the hammer throw since it is also due for resurfacing from a separate funding source early next year.<\/p>\n
Restoring the Beach Road pathway to its former state is also part of DPW\u2019s development plan, according to Ada.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to bring the pathway back to shape and light it up for the safety of tourists and people who jog, walk, and bike there. A private engineer is helping us,\u201d Ada said.\u2028He said that DPW would install a different type of LED lights to illuminate the pathway as well as the area in Garapan from Bank of Saipan to Paseo de Marianas.<\/p>\n
On Tinian, the road from the Tinian International Airport to the beach is due for resurfacing while a water tank will also be built.<\/p>\n
On Rota, the street connecting the Rota International Airport to the downtown area would be paved.<\/p>\n
Ada said most of DPW\u2019s projects are locally funded and his department is set to receive more equipment that will help speed up the completion of their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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