25 Roads in North Luzon Still Inaccessible Due to ‘Egay’

MANILA: 25 roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, and Cagayan Valley Region that were closed due to Super Typhoon Egay are still being cleared by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

According to a monitoring report submitted by the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the following roads are inaccessible:

Cordillera Administrative Region

Abra

• Abra-Ilocos Norte Road (intermittent sections)
• Abra-Ilocos Sur Road (intermittent sections)
• Abra-Kalinga Road (intermittent sections)

Apayao

• Apayao-Ilocos Norte Road in Madduang, Kabugao
• Claveria-Calanasan-Kabugao Road, K0663+900 - K0663+940 Eva section and intermittent sections in Naguilian, Calanasan
• Apayao (Calanasan) - Ilocos Norte Road, intermittent sections in Tanglagan, Calanasan, Apayao

Benguet

• Kennon Road, Camp 6, Tuba
• Shilan-Beckel Road, Shilan, La Trinidad
• Benguet-Nueva Vizcaya Road, Upper Bakong and Sitio Sabkil sections in Loacan, Itogon
• Baguio-Bontoc Road, intermittent sections in Abiang, Atok
• Abatan-Mankayan-Cervantes Road, Guinaoang, Mankayan
• Gov. Bado Dangwa National Road (intermittent sections) in Bakun

Mountain Province

• Baguio-Bontoc Road, Mt. Data, Bauko section; Gonogon, Bontoc section
• Mt. Province-Ilocos Sur via Tue Road, intermittent sections in Balaoa and Cabunagan, Tadian
• Mt. Province-Cagayan via Tabuk-Enrile Road, Tigil Section, Betwagan, Sadanga and Pakkil, Bontoc section

Region I

Ilocos Norte

• Laoag-Sarrat-Piddig-Solsona (intermittent sections)
• Manila North Road, Sitio Banquero, Brgy. Pancian, Pagudpud and K0472+300 - K0473+100

Ilocos Sur

• Tagudin-Cervantes Road, (intermittent sections)
• Cervantes-Aluling-Bontoc Road K0387+000
• Cervantes-Mankayan-Abatan Road K0391+200
• Mountain Province-Ilocos Sur via Kayan Road (intermittent sections)
• Jct. Santiago-Banayoyo-Lidlidda-San Emilio

Region II

Cagayan

• Manila North Road, Calog Sur, Abulug
• Cagayan-Apayao Road, Itawes Bridge, Tuao, Cagayan

Access to the following road sections in CAR, Region I, Region III, and Region IV-B has been limited because of flooding and collapsing pavement:

• Abra-Ilocos Norte Road, Cabaroan, Danglas (one lane passable to light vehicles)
• Banaue-Hunduan-Benguet Boundary Road sections in Bokiawan and Abatan, Hungduan, Ifugao (one lane passable to light vehicles)
• Luna-Bangar Road, K0306+000- K0307+000 in La Union
• Apalit-Macabebe-Masantol Road, Barangay San Gabriel, Macabebe
• Calapan South Road, Barangay Campaasan, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro

The estimated partial cost of infrastructure damage by Super Typhoon Egay is now at P1.54 billion — P419.6 million to roads, P30 million to bridges, P1.07 billion to flood-control structures, and P20 million to other national government-owned facilities.

Photo by Francis Jorque for Cagayan Provincial Information Office

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