Bukidnon-Davao del Norte road clearing ops suspended due to heavy rains

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— Heavy rains forced engineers and personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 10 (DPWH-10) to suspend clearing operations along the vital San Fernando–Talaingod highway linking Bukidnon and Davao del Norte on Friday.

DPWH-10 public affairs officer-in-charge Jaymaica Maraguinot said that another landslide forced engineers and personnel to suspend operations.

“They had to stop clearing operations due to the hazards of falling trees and mud when the landslide occurred around 8 a.m. on Friday,” Maraguinot said over the phone.

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Maraguinot said DPWH personnel will resume clearing operations once the weather improves.

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In the meantime, she advised motorists to take the Bukidnon–Davao road (Buda) in Quezon, Bukidnon, as an alternative route.

On Wednesday, heavy rains triggered by the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” caused a massive landslide that buried a four-lane highway in Sitio Balacayo, Barangay Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon.

The highway expansion project is designed to drastically improve vehicular traffic between San Fernando, Bukidnon, and Talaingod, Davao del Norte. /gsg

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