6 roads, bridges in Ilocos, Cagayan still closed — DPWH | Inquirer News

6 roads, bridges in Ilocos, Cagayan still closed — DPWH

By: - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ
/ 04:37 PM July 28, 2023

ILOCOS SUR CUTOFF Quirino Bridge in Bantay town, Ilocos Sur, had two sections washed away by the swelling, raging river, its water thickened with mud, during the onslaught of Typhoon “Egay” in northern Luzon on Wednesday. Among the worst hit by the typhoon, Ilocos Sur and neighboring Ilocos Norte have been declared under a state of calamity. —John Noel Andaya/CONTRIBUTOR

ILOCOS SUR CUTOFF Two sections of the Quirino Bridge in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, are washed away during the onslaught of Typhoon Egay in Northern Luzon last Wednesday.  (John Noel Andaya/CONTRIBUTOR)

MANILA, Philippines — Six roads in the Ilocos region and Cagayan Valley remain closed to traffic for maintenance, repair and clearing operations following the impact of Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday.

The DPWH said six of the 24 previously closed roads in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, and Cagayan are still impassable due to landslides, soil collapse, and high water elevation.

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READ: Typhoon Egay forces closure of 24 roads in Luzon — DPWH

Below is the list of roads or highways that are still closed to traffic:

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Ilocos Norte

  • Ilocos Norte-Abra Road, K0526+500-K0526+510

Ilocos Sur

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  • Pantay Daya Bridge along Vigan City-Santa Catalina Road
  • Quirino Pandan Bridge along Quirino-Pandan Road
  • Tagudin-Cervantes Road K0341+850, K0341+960,K0342+300, K0342+400,K0342+800,K0342+900,K0344+950,K0352+400,K0353+550, up to K0359+150

Pangasinan

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  • Pangasinan-Nueva Viscaya Rd., Brgy. Malico Section, San Nicolas, Pangasinan

Cagayan

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  • Itawes Bridge, Cagayan-Apayao Road, Tuao, Cagayan

Meanwhile, DPWH said its maintenance and clearing operations have managed to open traffic on multiple roads and bridges in the Ilocos Region, Quirino, Isabela, and Cagayan.

The agency said it is continuously clearing roads and bridges, installing warning signs and monitoring roads and bridges.  (with Bea Alicia Delariarte, INQUIRER.net intern)

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