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THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured that all
national roads in major thoroughfares especially in the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR), Calabarzon and Bicol Region are
passable in anticipation of the influx of motorists during the long
holiday vacation in observance of the Lenten season.
In compliance with the directive of DPWH
Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. to assure all roads are free from
obstructions and the deployment of composite teams to assist
motorists during emergency road situations DPWH-CAR Director Mariano
Alquiza said that all major roads leading to Baguio City are well
maintained and the various district emergency assistance teams are
deployed in identified critical areas.
Alquiza also added that they are continuously
conducting roadside maintenance works such as vegetation control to
assure visibility of road signs and drainage clearing works to
ensure the traveling public’s safety.
In the Calabarzon Area, Region 4-A Director
Bonifacio Seguit said their office has already completed the
pothole-patching operation along Manila South Road also known as
Maharlika Highway since last week, and guaranteed that motorists
going to Southern Luzon will expect a smooth travel condition in
going to their respective provinces.
In the Bicol Region, because of the recent
occurrence of heavy rains, DPWH Region V Director Orlando Roces said
the Tigaon-Goa- San Jose- Lagonoy-Guijalo Road along the
Teros-Caramoan Section and the San Vicente Section is not passable
due to the on-going repair/restoration of damaged drainage
facilities. The other previously reported impassable roads are now
open to all types of vehicles.
Roces added that because of the occurrence of
rain showers in the region, they also assigned a roving emergency
response team, which is composed of engineers, car mechanics,
equipment operators and other service crew who are ready to give
free roadside emergency repair assistance to the traveling public.
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