Local Road Management Manual 16 II. Local Road Management Local Road Infrastructure, through devolution and decentralization underwritted in the Sections 17 (a) and (b) of the Local Government Code of 1991, are considered as basic facilities that LGUs should provide withing its jurisdiction. As mentioned earlier in this material, local roads are critical infrastructure that provide and accelerate the delivery of public services and goods. The development and management of local road networks is therefore central to this mandate. DILG, as the National Government Agency with oversight functions on Local Government Units, is mandated to provide technical assistance and support to LGUs. Hence, the programs and efforts of the Department to assist LGUs towards the improvement of their institutional capacities in local road management. Local road management is the planning, prioritizing, and sustainably managing the local road network in consideration of the envisioned socioeconomic development of the LGU. In simple terms, local road management is the planning and implementation of investments on local roads based on the function and condition of the local road network as a support to the overall economic development of the LGU. The DILG LRM Manual is a simple technical reference for LGUs on how they can ably plan and manage their local road network.