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Soil testing on the area where another multimillion-peso controversial flyover in Pavia town in Iloilo province was constructed has shown measurement discrepancies that put into question its stability.
The confirmatory and seismic testing conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways in Western Visayas (DPWH) revealed that the Aganan flyover’s foundations needed a depth of 54 meters to reach stable soil, as against the current depth of 22 meters that was determined by the United Technologies Consolidated Partnership (UTCP), the firm that provided the structural design for the flyover.
Sanny Boy Oropel, DPWH regional director, said they reached out to UTCP to discuss the matter but they had yet to receive a response.
