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MANILA, Philippines — The Tulaoc Bridge in North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) has been submerged in floodwater for four days now and may continue to be so in the next couple of days.
According to NLEx traffic management head Robin Ignacio, floodwaters measured 30 centimeters as of Saturday, August 5, on the northbound side and 35 centimeters on the southbound side. He said the level peaked at 65 centimeters, based on initial assessment.
“From 65 centimeters noong kasagsagan ngayon nasa 30 plus, 35 centimeters sa southbound at 30 centimeters sa northbound,” Ignacio said in an interview over Radyo 630.
(From 65 centimeters at its peak, now it’s at 30 centimeters plus, 35 centimeters on the southbound side, and 30 centimeters on the northbound side.)
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He said the flood is anticipated to subside by next week.
“Hanggang early next week, ‘yong nakikita,” he said.
(We’re seeing until early next week.)
Ignacio also said that heavy traffic toward the bridge located in San Simon, Pampanga, was marked at three kilometers on the northbound side, and more than nine kilometers on the southbound side.
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“In fact ‘yong ating northbound mayroon tayong around three kilometers ng slow-moving traffic, whereas ‘yong pa-Manila, yung southbound direction meron naman po tayong more than nine kilometers of traffic,” he added.
(In fact, in our northbound direction, we have around three kilometers of slow-moving traffic, whereas in Manila, in the southbound direction, we have more than nine kilometers of traffic.)
Rains triggered by Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri), Typhoon Falcon (international name: Khanun), and southwest monsoon inundated the Tulaoc Bridge was flooded by rains brought by Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) and southwest monsoon rains from typhoon Falcon (Khanun) on Wednesday.