ADVISORY: ‘Goring’ leaves 9 road closures

Typhoon Goring (international name Saola) left nine road sections impassable, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said in an initial report.

As of noontime today, the DPWH-Bureau of Maintenance identified the affected road sections in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions 1, 2, and 6 as the following:

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• Claveria-Calanasan-Kabugao Road in Barangay Ferdinand, Calanasan (Bayag), Apayao due to landslide; 
• Andres Acop Colasan Road, Sebang, Buguias, Benguet due to rock/slope collapse; 
• Dantay Sagada Road, Barangay Antadao, Sagada, Mountain Province due to roadcut/collapsed pavement;
• Baguio-Bontoc Road, Barangay Sinto, Bauko, Mountain Province due to roadcut/collapsed pavement, rock/slope collapse; 

Region 1 

• Roxas Bridge, Vigan-San Vicente Road, Ilocos Sur due to scoured bridge abutment; 

Region 2 

• Cabagan-Sta. Maria Road, Cabagan-Sta. Maria Overflow Bridge, Sta. Maria-Cabagan, Isabela due to high water elevation; 
• Gadu-Carilucud Nabbotuan-Palao-Macutay Road, Carilucud Detour Bridge, Solana, Cagayan due to washed-out detour road;  

Region 6 

• Iloilo-Antique Road, Paliwan Bridge, Barangay Cubay North Bugasong, Barangay Lugta, Laua-an, Laua-an, Antique due to flooding/high water elevation; and 
• Iloilo-Antique Road, Barangay Quianan, San Joaquin, Iloilo due to landslide and mudflow. 

Meanwhile, two roads in Regions 1 and 4A have limited access namely: 

• Bantay-Vigan Road, Vigan Bridge 1 and 2 in Barangay 1, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur due to damaged abutment protection and bridge approach; and the 
• Nasugbu-Lian-Calatagan Road in Barangay Putting Kahoy, Lian, Batangas due to scoured shoulder and roadcut/collapsed pavement. 

With that, the government arm advised motorists to take alternative routes while clearing operations are ongoing. 

Photos from Department of Public Works and Highways

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