Abstract
Areas in Bulacan like Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliuag, San Rafael, and San Ildefonso belong to the low-lying areas that suffer flooding during typhoon and rainy season. The paper aims to increase awareness of the arterial road project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) that diverged the low-lying old road to the new elevated road to alleviate serious traffic condition along Maharlika highway and to avoid flooded villages and municipalities during typhoon and rainy season. Mixed method research was used to attain the complete result of the study through observation, face to face interviews, and focus group discussion. The result shows that the new elevated arterial road bypass has positive and negative impacts to motorists and residents nearby.
Presenters
Roxanna Mhae VidamoStudent, Department of Public Administration and Governance, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Bulacan State University, Bulacan, Philippines Clarence Emmanuel Alba
Student, Public Administration, Bulacan State University, Bulacan, Philippines Regine Ann Libao
Student, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Bulacan State University, Bulacan, Philippines
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
ARTERIAL ROAD, CLIMATE CHANGE, LOW-LYING AREA, BULACAN
