DLPC: No schedule yet for underground wiring

THE start of the diggings for the installation of underground wires and cables has yet to be announced next week.

In a phone interview, Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) vice president and chief operating officer Arturo Milan said they have yet to conduct a coordination meeting together with the other members of the technical working group for the project.

The Wires and Cable (WAC) technical team, which was created under Executive Order (EO) 2 series of 2015, is composed of local government offices, utility firms and telecommunications company.

Milan said they still need to discuss the work scope, schedule of the excavations, and workout permits before they can begin with the project.

DLPC Corporate Communications officer Ross Luga previously said that the diggings for the underground cabling will affect portions of San Pedro Street, Pichon Street and C.M. Recto Street surrounding the City Council and the City Hall area.

Traffic Management Center chief retired superintendent Rhodelio Poliquit, in a separate interview, said that the most ideal schedule for the diggings should be during non-peak hours or school hours so as not to cause traffic.

City Assistant City Building Official Joseph Dominic Felizarta earlier said that underground cables will help get rid of dangling wires making the area safer and cleaner.

DLPC had previously announced that they have allotted P70 million for the said project while the contribution of the other involved companies has yet to be announced.

The project is expected to be finished this year. (KGL)

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on March 19, 2015.

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DLPC: No schedule yet for underground wiring