Motorists have been advised to take alternative routes as 33 roads, mostly in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), are still not passable after being damaged by Typhoon “Ompong,” the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTDPWH said that those going in and out of Baguio should avoid Kennon Road, which remains closed to traffic, and use Marcos Highway instead. Other roads with closed sections include the Abra-Ilocos Norte Road, Kabugao-Pudtol Luna-Cagayan Boundary Road, Apayao-Ilocos Norte, Mt. Ana Road, Candaba-San Miguel, San Simon-Baliuag Road were closed to all vehicles because of flooding, as waters from typhoon-drenched provinces up North went down to Central Luzon. In other parts of CAR, only one lane is passable in segments of the Benguet-Nueva Viscaya Road, Baguio Bontoc Road, Abra-Kalinga Road, Kabugao Road, Claveria-Calanasan Road, Apayao-Ilocos Norte, Asin-Naguilian Road, Acop-Kapangan, Kibukan-Bakun Road, Abatan-Mankayan-Cervantes Road, and Kiangan-Tinoc-Bugias Road.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2018 02:03 UTC