#RoadAlert: 42 roads closed due to Typhoon Lawin as of October 21

Camille Elemia

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#RoadAlert: 42 roads closed due to Typhoon Lawin as of October 21
Clearing operations are ongoing for the affected road sections, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways

MANILA, Philippines – Forty two road sections in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon have been closed to traffic as of 6 am Friday, October 21, due to Typhoon Lawin (Haima).

This is more than the 34 reported road closures as of Thursday noon, October 20.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the closures are due to flooding, road slips, damaged roads and bridge, high water river levels, fallen electrical posts, soil collapse, and landslides.

Of the 42 closed road sections, 31 are in CAR, 5 are in the Ilocos Region, 2 are in Cagayan Valley, and 2 in Central Luzon.

Those going up to Baguio City are advised to take Marcos Highway.

The following roads are closed:

CAR

Baguio City:

  • Kennon Road
  • Western Link Circumferential road (Balacbac Road) 

Benguet:

  • Shilan-Beckel Road
  • Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan Road
  • Benguet-Nueva Vizcaya Road

K0271+800,K0319+00, Guisset, Tinongdan, Pito

K0254+236 – K0271+900, Lamute Beckel-Ambuklao Section

  • Pico Lamtang Road
  • Baguio-Bontoc Road

K0325+600, Bayoyo, Buguias, Benguet

  • Buguias-Abatan Road

K0353+360, Toking, Buguias

K0306+100 – K0309+900 – K0349+800, Gakian Section to Sinipsip Section

  • Abatan-Mangkayan-Cervantes Road

K0353+960 – K0354+150

K0354+250 – K0354+500

  • Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan-Buguias-Abatan Road

K0357+000 – K0360+900

K0399+600, Cutcot, Buguias Section

K0321+323

Apayao:

  • Kabugao-Pudtol-Luna Road
  • Conner-Kabugao Road
  • Kabugao-Solsona Road
  • Kabugao-Pudtol-Luna Road
  • Claveria-Calanasan Road

K0638+700 – K0642+000, Maragmin Section

K0643+100 – K0649+200, Salagunting Section

K0672+500 – K0677+100, Rabao Section

  • Apayao-Ilocos Norte Road

Ifugao:

  • Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet Bdry

K0357+200

K0354+000 – K0415+033, Brgy. Bokiawan, Hungduan to Tinoc

  • Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mt. Province Road, O-ong Section
  • Banaue-Mayaoyao-Aguinaldo-A.Lista-Isabela Bdry Road, K0380+080, Poblacion, mapawoy, Mayoyao
  • Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mt. Province Bdry. Road, Mt. Polis Section, K0362+242

Lower Kalinga:

  • Bulo National Road, K0508+092, Bulo Section
  • Kalinga-Cagayan Road, K0524+000 to K0526+200
  • Tabuk-Banaue Road, K0536+500 and K0538+500, Lubo Section
  • Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road, K0513+200, taga Section

Upper Kalinga:

  • Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road, K0490+950 Comyaas, Balbalan

Mt Province:

  • Baguio-Bontoc Road, K0342+(-500), Sinto, Bauko, Mt. Province
  • Mt Province-Cagayan via Tabuk-Enrile Road, K0392+250-K0420+997, intermittent section
  • Mt Province-Nueva Vizcaya

Chico Karayan Bridge

K0362+00-K0384+000, Intermittent section

  • Mt Province-Ilocos Sur Road via Kayan

K0386+800

K0392+550

  • Jct Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road, K0377+100
  • Dantay-Sagada Road, K0388+700, Pegeo, Sagada

Ilocos Region

Ilocos Norte 

  • Batac-Banna Road
  • Batac-Pinili Road
  • Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road

Ilocos Sur

  • Tagudin-Cervantes Road

La Union

  • Luna-Bangar Road

Cagayan Valley

Isabela:

  • Cabagan-Sta Maria Road, Sta Maria Overflow Bridge, K0451+500
  • Ilagan-Bigao-Palanan/Bintacan Road, Bintacan Bridge, K0419+000

Quirino:

  • NRJ Villa Hermosa-San Pedro-Cabuaan-Disimungal Road, K0367+974 (San Pedro Bridge)

Central Luzon

Aurora:

  • Dinadiawan-Madela Road
  • Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road, K0171+-322 to K0180+000

Nueva Ecija:

  • Nueva Ecija- Aurora Road, K161+547, Labi Bridge, Brgy. Labi, Bongabon, NE

The DPWH said it has already deployed equipment and maintenance crews for ongoing clearing operations.

Lawin was a super typhoon when it made landfall in Peñablanca, Cagayan at 11 pm on Wednesday, October 19. Lawin left the Philippine Area of Responsibility Thursday at 5 pm.

As of Thursday 6am, the DPWH estimated the damage to public roads and infrastructure at P3.6 million. – Rappler.com

 

 

 

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Camille Elemia

Camille Elemia is a former multimedia reporter for Rappler. She covered media and disinformation, the Senate, the Office of the President, and politics.