Photo of Construction of Batangas-Cavite Road [January 1929 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
In 1929, an inter-provincial road that would connect the adjoining provinces of Batangas and Cavite was under construction by the American colonial government through the Bureau of Public Works1.
This infrastructure project was foreseen to connect the western Batangas town of Tuy with the town of Indang in Cavite, via the town of Mendez, also in Cavite. By 1929, 2.5 kilometers of subgrade preparation had been completed. Subgrade pertains to the native earth or ground over which paving materials would be laid.
Also completed were roughly two kilometers of road surfacing, the construction of temporary wooden bridges and the laying down of culverts. The total expenditures for the project up to that point was ₱47,447.48.
Below, a photograph of the road under construction.
Notes and references:
1 “Bureau of Public Works Quarterly Bulletin,” published January 1929 in Manila by the Bureau of Public Works.
This infrastructure project was foreseen to connect the western Batangas town of Tuy with the town of Indang in Cavite, via the town of Mendez, also in Cavite. By 1929, 2.5 kilometers of subgrade preparation had been completed. Subgrade pertains to the native earth or ground over which paving materials would be laid.
Also completed were roughly two kilometers of road surfacing, the construction of temporary wooden bridges and the laying down of culverts. The total expenditures for the project up to that point was ₱47,447.48.
Below, a photograph of the road under construction.
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1 “Bureau of Public Works Quarterly Bulletin,” published January 1929 in Manila by the Bureau of Public Works.