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As of 6:00 am Friday, August 25, 2022, three (3) national road sections in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Region 2 are still closed to traffic due to road cut, soil collapse, flooding, and for safety reasons, brought about by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Florita’ .

According to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, impassable roads include Kennon Road which is closed for safety reasons. Motorists bound to Baguio City may take Marcos Highway, Baguio - Bauang Road, or Asin - Nangalisan - San Pascual Road as alternate routes.

The completed three (3) road improvement projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Dingalan, Aurora have facilitated better mobility for residents and connectivity to other areas.

DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino, identified the Barangays Matawe, Paltic, and Tanawan as the recipients of the road projects that cost P24.62 million to complete.

The towns of Roxas, Aborlan, El Nido, and Safronio Epañola in Palawan Province were the recent recipient of bridge projects implemented under Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)’s Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP).

A 295-meter flood control structure was completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Barangay Sibut, San Jose, Nueva Ecija.

Citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 3 (DPWH-RO3) Director Roseller A. Tolentino, DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said that the P44-million flood control structure built along Talavera River is a concrete protection wall with a steel sheet pile foundation.

Spur dikes were also installed along the length of the concrete protection wall to help further divert floodwaters away from the river banks.