As of 6:00 am Saturday, July 24, 2021, nine (9) roads have been cleared but two (2) roads in Cordillera Administrative Region and one (1) in Region IV-B remain closed to traffic due to collapsed soil, damaged detour bridge and box culvert caused by adverse weather condition.
As of 6:00 am Saturday, July 24, 2021, nine (9) roads have been cleared but two (2) roads in Cordillera Administrative Region and one (1) in Region IV-B remain closed to traffic due to collapsed soil, damaged detour bridge and box culvert caused by adverse weather condition.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that a newly built flood control structure has reduced the extent, level and duration of flooding in surrounding low-lying areas of Pampanga delta at the boundary of the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that a newly built flood control structure has reduced the extent, level and duration of flooding in surrounding low-lying areas of Pampanga delta at the boundary of the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working to restore access to three (3) national road sections that are currently closed due to landslide, soil and rock fall brought by the heavy rains of Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working to restore access to three (3) national road sections that are currently closed due to landslide, soil and rock fall brought by the heavy rains of Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working to restore access to three (3) national road sections that are currently closed due to landslide, soil and rock fall brought by the heavy rains of Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar said that DPWH disaster risk reduction management teams have been activated in areas experiencing moderate to heavy rain brought by southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian.
Maintenance crew and equipment were deployed to conduct immediate clearing operation on national roads affected by intense rain, added Secretary Villar.
As of 8:00 PM Thursday, July 22, 2021, DPWH-Bureau of Maintenance has reported a total of two (2) national road closures due to the weather disturbance.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar said that DPWH disaster risk reduction management teams have been activated in areas experiencing moderate to heavy rain brought by southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Fabian.
Maintenance crew and equipment were deployed to conduct immediate clearing operation on national roads affected by intense rain, added Secretary Villar.
As of 8:00 PM Thursday, July 22, 2021, DPWH-Bureau of Maintenance has reported a total of two (2) national road closures due to the weather disturbance.
As of 6:00 am Friday, July 23, 2021, one (1) national road section in Benguet and one (1) in Abra remain closed to traffic due to Southwest Monsoon rains causing soil and rock collapse.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar identified affected section in Benguet as a portion of Marcos Highway at K0272+950 - K0272+980 in Taloy Sur, Tuba town which is impassable due to soil collapse. A DPWH Quick Response Team (QRT) have been dispatched in the area and clearing operation is ongoing.