23 roads impassable, DPWH conducts clearing operations

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

A total of 23 road sections in Region II and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are closed to all types of vehicles due to damaged bridge, scoured detour bridge approach, road slip, rock fall, road cut, soil collapse, slide, mudflow, debris flow, high water elevation, scoured bridge abutment and washed-out detour road brought by Typhoon Rosita.

In a report, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Bureau of Maintenance (DPWH-BOM) states that as of 12 NN, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, ten (14) roads in CAR are impassable which include:

BENGUET

1) Kennon Road

2) Baguio-Bontoc Road
a. K0362+680-K0362+780, Busa Section, Sabangan, Mt. Province

3) Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan Road, K0356+600, Man-asok, Sebang, Buguias

4) Acop-Kapangan-Kibungan-Bakun Road, K0345+600 - K0345+670, Bagtangan, Gambang, Bakun

Motorists are advised to take Marcos Highway or Rosario-Pugo-Bagio Road, Naguilian Road or Bauang-Baguio Road, and Asin-Nangalisan-San Pascual Road via the Rosario-Pugo Road instead of Kennon Road going to Benguet.

BAGUIO

1) Eastern Link Circumferential Road, K0248+680

APAYAO

1) Apayao-Ilocos Norte Road, K0609+970 Kabugao

2) Claveria-Calanasan-Kabugao Road
a. K0660+300, Maratang Section Eva Calanasan
b. K0695+100-K0695+125, Poblacion section
c. K0695+250-K0695+265, Poblacion section
d. K0678+200-K0678+650, Gattaban Section, Calanasan
e. K0681+450, Baduang Section, Calanasan

IFUGAO

1) Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet
a. K0361+500 - K0361+550, Nompolia, Poblacion, Hungduan
b. K0407+600 - K0407+895, Boundary Road, Tukucan, Tinoc
c. K0366+100 – K0366+115, Poblacion, Hungduan
d. 402+200 – K0402+218, Tukucan, Tinoc

2) Kiangan - Tinoc - Buguias Road, K0354+500 - K0354+530, Ap-apid, Tinoc

3) Julongan, Kiangan, K0332+300 – K0332+310

UPPER KALINGA

1) Mt. Province Boundary-Calanan-Abbut Road
a. K0421+000 – K0453+000, Tinglayan to Lubuagan

2) Kalinga-Abra Road
a. K0468+500 , Ableg Section, Balbalan
b. K0494+600, Masi Section

MT. PROVINCE

1) Junction Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road, K0377+(-300), Magkhang Section, Talubin, Bontoc, Mt. Province

2) Junction Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road
a. K0400+700,Charuya Bridge Approach, Barlig
b. K0422+100 - K0422+115, Barlig
c. K0429+200 - K0429+220, Natonin
d. K0438+150 - K0438+162, Natonin
e. K0440+300 - K0440+330, Natonin
f. K0440+850 - K0440+860, Natonin
g. K0442+300 - K0442+380 , Natonin
h. K0443+900 , Natonin

In Region II, a total of nine (9) closed roads include:

CAGAYAN

1) Abusag Overflow Bridge, along Baybayog-San -Jose-Baggao-Dalin-Sta. Margarita Road
2) Massisit Bridge 2, K0523+336, Baybayog-San Jose-Baggao-Dalin-Sta. Margarita Road
3) Itawes Overflow Bridge, K0519+(-1044), Cagayan- Apayao Road, Sta. Barbara

ISABELA

1) Cabagan – Sta. Maria Bridge
2) Siffu Bridge

NUEVA VIZCAYA

1) Runruno Bridge no. 2, K0319+(-830), Bambang-Kasibu-Solano Road
2) Nueva Vizcaya Benguet Benguet, K0256+200

QUIRINO

1) NRJ Villa Hermosa-San Pedro-Cabua-an-Ysmael-Disimungal Road, Brgy. San Pedro
a. San Pedro Overflow Bridge, K0367+768
b. Ngilinan Overflow bridge, K0368+628 to 369+015

2) Victoria-Kasibu Road
a. Lacab Bridge Detour Road, K0371+200

Disaster Response Teams of DPWH are deployed in affected regions as well as other parts of Luzon experiencing torrential monsoon rains to conduct clearing operations and road/bridge restoration for the immediate reopening of affected national road networks.