The number of impassable national roads due to Tropical Cyclone ‘Nika’ has increased to 16, with additional road closures reported due to soil collapse in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Based on the 12:00 noon, November 12, 2024 report of the Department of Public Works Bureau of Maintenance (DPWH-BOM), although three (3) roads have reopened since morning, more roads have also been closed in Kalinga Province due to soil collapse:
1) Mt. Province Bdry-Calanan-Pinukpuk-Abbut Road(Cagaluan-Calanan Sect), Dupag section and Bagumbayan section in Tabuk City, Kalinga due to soil collapse.
2) Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road, Dao-angan, Balbalan, Kalinga due to soil collapse.
3) Kalinga-Abra Road, Balenciagao Sur, Pasil, Kalinga due to soil collapse.
4) Lubuagan–Batong-Buhay Road, Puapo, Dangtalan, Pasil, Kalinga due to soil/rock collapse.
5) Mt. Province Bdry-Calanan-Pinukpuk-Abbut Road, Basao, Tinglayan, Kalinga due to soil collapse.
6) Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet Boundary Road in Tukucan, Tinoc, Ifugao due to landslide.
7) Jct Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road, Pingew, Talubin, Bontoc, Mountain Province due to soil collapse.
8) Mt. Prov-Ilocos Sur via Tue Road in Cabunagan, Tadian, Mountain Province due to soil collapse;
9) Mt. Province–N Vizcaya Road, Talubin, Bontoc, Mountain Province due to soil collapse.
10) Sagada-Besao-Quirino Road, Banguitan, Besao, Mountain Province due to soil collapse.
11) Jct Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road, Porag and Tonglayan sections, Natonin, Mountain Province due to soil collapse.
In Region 2, one (1) road in Nueva Vizcaya was added in the list of road closures, along with four (4) roads in Cagayan and Quirino:
1) Papaya-MalabingWangal-Binugawan-TadjiRunruno Road, Barangay Tadji, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
2) Itawes Overflow Bridge, Sta Barbara, Piat, Cagayan due to flooding.
3) Gadu-Carilucud-Nabbotuan-Palao-Maccutay Road, Barangay Carilucud, Solana, Cagayan due to flooding.
4) Jct Abbag-Nagtipunan-Nueva Vizcaya Rd via Dupax, La Conwap, Nagtipunan, Quirino due to flooding along detour road.
5) Jct Victoria-Maddela-Alicia-Kasibu Boundary Road, Barangay Villa Santiago, Aglipay, Quirino due to soil collapse and fallen trees.
In addition, the following road sections in Isabela and Aurora Provinces remain closed to light vehicles due to flooding:
1) Santiago-Tuguegarao Road, Barangay San Pedro to San Pablo, Aurora, Isabela, passable to heavy vehicles only due to flooding.
2) Baler-Casiguran Road(Dinadiawan-Casiguran Section) in Barangay Simbahan, Dinalungan, Aurora, passable to heavy vehicles only due to flooding.
3) Baler-Casiguran Road (Dinadiawan-Casiguran Section) Barangay Marikit, Casiguran, Aurora, passable to heavy vehicles only due to flooding.