Transportation's Impact on Economic Growth

Chapter I

Introduction

Background of The Study

The development of transport networks has been a big part of economic growth. Improvement of roads, in particular, benefits people in their way of living. It gives them easy access to health clinics, schools, and other services. However, in some areas of the Philippines, specifically in Sitio Sapang Bato, Sta. Ines Centro, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, the road is unpaved or in a poor state. For that reason, it is inconvenient for the students to use the roadway, especially when it is raining.

Moreover, the locality’s principal source of income is agriculture. Consequently, supplies are hard to travel for the same reason; hence, road development is essential.

140160928618814917062784044003277738278396000 Furthermore, the road serves as a physical link to neighboring areas such as Padapada, and in some western parts of Tarlac. In 2010, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippine Office, aimed to obtain a safe and efficient regional road network in 11 provinces of the Philippines by improving national secondary roads which were connected to principal arterial road links, thereby contributing to the advancement of regional industries and the development of the living standards of inhabitants.

In this study, the researchers aimed to do a project design of the road stated. It is beneficial for the progress of the lives of the residents.

Objectives

This study focuses on designing a road with a drainage system in Sitio Sapang Bato, Barangay Sta. Ines Centro where the road is unpaved or in bad condition. It specifically tries to achieve the following objectives:

1. To provide residents mobility or to give them easy access to health care, education, and other services.

2. To estimate the cost of the project.

3. To plan the timeframe of the project construction.

4. To prevent the eroding of soil because of excess water by designing a drainage.

Significance of the study

The improvement of road

Residents. This study is beneficial to people living in Sitio Sapang Bato, Sta. Ines Centro, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac. It will help them have reliable access to neighboring areas and their needs. Hence, creating new opportunities like employment and government services.

Researchers. This study will help students with the same profession to increase their knowledge and gain experience in actual roadway design and construction.

Farmers. Goods and equipment will be easy to transport.

Scope and limitation

The study is focused on the improvement of the existing road in Sitio Sapang Bato, Sta. Ines Centro, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac. The existing road in the area is currently unpaved. It will be developed into an accessible concrete road with drainage system and will only be accessible to neighboring areas like David, San Jose Tarlac, and Padapada, Santa Ignacia Tarlac for the unsaid roads are not connected to the said existing road.Improvement of rural roads.

Consulting services for detailed design, construction supervision and other necessary work.

Definition of terms

Sitio – in the Philippine is a territorial enclave tht forms part of a barangay, the location a which may be distant from the center of the barangay itself.

JICA – stands for Japan International Cooperation Agency, is a governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation.

National Secondary Roads – A road supplementing a main road, usually wide enough and suitable for two-way, all-weather traffic at moderate or slow speeds.

Regional Road Network – The term regional road (or route) is used in a number of places to designate roads of more than purely local but less than national strategic importance in a country’s highway network.

Principal Arterial Road Links – An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible.

Project Design – Project design is an early phase of the project where a project’s key features, structure, criteria for success, and major deliverables are all planned out.

Physical Link – In data management, a pointer in an index or record that refers to the physical location of data in another file.

Barangay – formerly referred to as barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward.

Timeframe – a period of time especially with respect to some action or project.

Rural Roads – are defined as low traffic volume roads located in forested and rangeland settings that serve residential, recreational and resource management uses.

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