A TEMPORARY bridge at the Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis junction in Mountain Province has been completed, allowing access again after typhoon Rosita (international name: Yutu) washed out the 14-meter Lunas Bridge in late Oct. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced yesterday that the bridge, with a 10-ton load capacity, was completed on Nov. 23., ahead of the Dec. 5 target. DPWH-Cordillera Administrative Region Director Tiburcio L. Canlas said while it may take months, even a year, for those affected by the typhoon’s destruction to feel that things are back to “normal,” the opening of the temporary “is the start.” Engineer Rustom A. Martinez of DPWH-Mt. Province 2nd District office, said apart from Lunas Bridge, typhoon Rosita also caused about 30 major landslides and road slips/cuts along the 78-kilometer (km) Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis Road. The DPWH-Mt. Province 2nd District office in Natonin was also crashed and totally buried by mudslides and boulders.
BAGUIO, BENGUET
Meanwhile, the Aringay-Tubao Alternate Road and Anduyan Bridge were inaugurated yesterday, providing an alternative route to Benguet province and Baguio City. The 14.24-km road section is along Aringay-Tubao, in La Union. “This alternate route will lessen travel time from Tuba, La Union to Benguet from 2 hours to 35 minutes and will cut travel time from 2 hours and 25 minutes to just 1 hour going to Baguio City,” DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said in a statement. “Another impact of this project is that it will decongest traffic along Marcos Highway,” he added.

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