Governor Harris Ongchuan gladly met with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Unified Project Management Office (DPWH-UPMO) and a group of consultants from Kyong-Ho Engineering and Architects Company Ltd this afternoon, April 15, 2026 at the Capitol, for the Samar Pacific Coastal Road 2 (SPCR 2) Project.
“This has long been our dream to have Laoang connected to the mainland of the province, and we are very excited to see the project take off soon,” Governor Ongchuan expressed.
In its report, Kyong-Ho consultant shared the good news that the detailed engineering design (DED) for SPCR 2 project is now underway, started in February 2026 and is expected to be finished in November this year. Meanwhile, civil works is projected to start in mid-2027 until 2030, to be implemented by the DPWH-UPMO Road Management Cluster II.
The project, seen as the “missing link” to the Samar Island circumferential road, will connect the island of Laoang to mainland Northern Samar and the rest of Samar Island through 2 bridges, the Laoang Bridge 2 (Talisay-Laoang) and the Calomotan Bridge (Calomotan-Pangpang, Palapag). It is expected to bring significant reduction in travel time between major economic zones, and increased access of local communities to emergency and government services.
Apart from the 800-meter Laoang Bridge 2 and a 605-meter Calomotan Bridge, SPCR 2 Project will include the rehabilitation-upgrading of the 12.5-kilometer two-lane road from Rawis-Junction to Laoang-Calomotan-Palapag road section. Major financing for the project will come from the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund through a loan agreement, signed wayback October 2024.
It may be recalled that Governor Ongchuan, with Second District Edwin Ongchuan, have long lobbied for the project, until it was eventually included in the 2026 National Expenditure Program.
With Governor Ongchuan in the productive exchange were the DPWH-UPMO RMC II team led by Project Manager Engr. Emmanuel Supe and Kyong-Ho consultants led by Project Manager Kim Eun Cheol.
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