‘Ompong’ damage to roads now at P2.3B; many still impassable – DPWH
A DPWH worker installs plastic barriers leading to Cayanga Bridge in San Fabian town in Pangasinan province whose approach was damaged by flood brought by typhoon Ompong. (Photo by WILLIE LOMIBAO / Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The cost of the damage that Typhoon “Ompong” (internationally known as “Mangkhut”) caused on the country’s roads and bridges has already reached to close to P2.3 billion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday.
To date, 30 road sections, mostly in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), remain closed to traffic as clearing operations were still ongoing.
Following are the roads that remain impassable:
Benguet
- Baguio-Bontoc Road: Busa, Tiging, Mount Data to Sinto boundary, and Palidan sections
- Baguio-Bua-Itogon Road: Sitio White Beans and Goldfield sections
- Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan-Buguias-Abatan Road: Bokod section
- City Limit-Santo Tomas Road (Sitio Bandilan section)
- Acop-Kapangan-Kibungan-Bakun Road: Bagtangan, Gakian, Mayos sections
- several sections of Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan Road
Ifugao
- Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet Boundary Road: Munsoyosoy, Tocucan, Tulludan and Tukucan sections
- Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road: Impugong section);
- Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mountain Province Road
Abra
- Abra-Ilocos Norte Road
- Abra-Kalinga Road: Aguibo, Poblacion, Duldulao, Gacab and Aguiboin sections
- Abra-Cervantes Road: Ampalioc section
Kalinga
- Mountain Province Boundary-Calanan-Pinukpuk-Abbut Road: Cawagayan and Tuga sections
- Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road
- Tabuk Banaue Road via Tanudan Barlig Road: Dumanay and Matelled sections
- Mountain Province Boundary-Calanan -Pinukpuk-Abbut Road: Mabongis, Bangad. Basao sections and Mabongis Bridge
- Kalinga-Abra Road
- Lubuagan-Batong Buhay Road
- Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road
Apayao
- various sections of the Kabugao-Pudtol Luna-Cagayan Boundary Road
- Apayao-Ilocos Norte
- Claveria-Calanasan Road
- Kabugao-Pudtol-Luna-Cagayan Boundary Road
- Ilocos Norte-Abra Road
Pangasinan
- Urdaneta-Jct. Dagupan Road
Central Luzon, four road sections in Pampanga were also affected by the typhoon:
- Santo Tomas-Minalin Road
- Baliwag-Candaba-Santa Ana Road
- Candaba-San Miguel Road
- San Simon-Baliuag
These roads were closed due to landslides, mud flow and damaged slope protection, as well as the presence of fallen trees and rock debris in the area. /atm
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