Department Order No. 56, Series of 2005

requires the Implementing Offices to comply with provisions of Road Works Safety Manual as part of the minimum construction safety and health for each road construction project.

However, no policy was issued relative to traffic management for on-going road construction project for heavily travelled road outside Metro Manila. As a result, safety of road-users is at stake.

The Department issued the Road Works Safety Manual on 2004. It was formulated to be utilized by the implementing offices as a guide to ensure safety in on-going road constructions.