Intermittent Rains Cause Heavy Flooding in Metro Manila, 2 roads declared impassable by DPWH

By Benjamin Cuaresma

MANILA — Two (2) roads in Metro Manila are currently impassable while seven (7) others have limited access due to flooding brought by Southwest Monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon “Goring.”

Based on the 12:00 noon, August 31, 2023 report of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Bureau of Maintenance, the following roads are not passable to all types of vehicles due to flooding:

Quezon City (Not Passable)
1) G. Araneta Avenue corner Maria Clara Street
2) Domingo Avenue corner Calamba Street

The following five (5) roads in the City of Manila and two (2) other roads in Quezon City are also flooded and only passable to heavy vehicles:

Manila (Passable to Heavy Vehicles Only)
1) Blumentritt Street, Sampaloc
2) Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Pureza – Hippodromo and V. Mapa to SM Sta. Mesa
3) Tayuman Street corner Jose Abad Santos Avenue
4) J.P. Rizal Avenue Corner Claro M. Recto Avenue
5) Mel Lopez Boulevard corner C-2 and Moriones Street

Quezon City (Passable to Heavy Vehicles Only)
1) G. Araneta Avenue near E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue
2) Elliptical Road near Quezon Avenue

Meanwhile, six (6) roads in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Region 1 remain impassable namely:

1) Claveria-Calanasan-Kabugao Road in Brgy. Ferdinand, Calanasan (Bayag), Apayao due to landslide
2) Abra – Kalinga Road, Subagan, Licuan-Baay (Licuan), Abra due to landslide
3) Kennon Road in Camp One, Tuba, Benguet as a precautionary measure
4) Dantay Sagada Road, Brgy. Antadao, Sagada, Mt.Province due to roadcut/collapsed pavement
5) Baguio-Bontoc Road, Brgy. Sinto, Bauko, Mt.Province due to roadcut/collapsed pavement, rock/slope collapse
6) Roxas Bridge, Vigan-San Vicente Road, Ilocos Sur due to scoured bridge abutment.

The DPWH-BOM also identified the following roads in Mt. Province, Ilocos Sur, and Batangas with limited access:

1) Jct Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road in Bry. Sta. Isabel, Natonin, Mt. Province, one lane passable to light vehicles only due to soil collapse
2) Vigan Bridge 1 and 2 along Bantay-Vigan Road in Brgy. 1, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, one lane passable to light vehicles only due to damaged abutment protection and bridge approach
3) Nasugbu-Lian-Calatagan Road, Brgy. Putting Kahoy, Lian, Batangas, one Lane passable to light vehicles only due to scoured shoulder and roadcut/collapsed pavement

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