Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar declared that all national roads in Albay and Camarines Sur are already passable as DPWH Regional Office 5 and its District Engineering Offices (DEOs) join hands in the massive clearing operations.
“We’d like to extend our gratitude to DPWH Sorsogon 1st and 2nd DEOs with their additional manpower and equipment deployed in Albay that allowed us to fast-track the opening of roads affected by the recent supertyphoon”, said Secretary Villar.
“We are also looking into augmenting our teams in Catanduanes to expedite our clearing operations in vital areas,” added Secretary Villar.
As of 6:00 AM, Thursday, November 5, 2020, three (3) national roads in the typhoon-hit Catanduanes remain impassable to motorists due to fallen trees and electric posts and landslides.
DPWH Quick Response Teams are still clearing the Catanduanes Circumferential Road, specifically in Barangay Balongbong, Bato Town; Barangay Libod, Pandan Town; Barangay Putting Baybay, San Andres Town; and some intermittent sections in the municipality of San Miguel and San Andres.
DPWH is also working on fully-opening hardly-passable or only one-lane passable road sections along Catanduanes Circumferential Road, from Belmonte, San Andres to Barangay Francia, Virac Town; in Barangay Marinawa, Bato Town; in the municipality of San Miguel; and in San Andres.
The Jct. Bato - Baras Road K0012+000 - K0013+000 and K0013+600 sections in the municipality of Bato, and intermittent sections of Baras - Gigmoto - Viga Road in the municipality of Baras are also currently being cleared due to landslides and fallen trees and electric posts.