Philippines Dpwh Opens Tender

The Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera regional office opened Camp 5 Bridge 2 along Kennon Road last Sunday to ease congestion in the area as the road line is opened for the Holy Week to provide additional access to the expected influx of tourists to the Summer Capital. DPWH CAR Regional Director Tiburcio Canlas joined by Civil Defense Cordillera Regional Director Albert Mogol and Benguet Congressman Ronald Cosalan led the inauguration and ribbon cutting of the Camp 5 Bridge 2 a superstructure project that is 51.7 meters long and 7.32 meters wide with 24 meters road approaches and 1.1 meter sidewalk on both sides.Canlas clarified that Kennon Road is only temporarily opened to motorists for the duration of the Holy Week or from 600PM of April 13 up to 600 AM of April 22. It is opened to a two way traffic scheme for light vehicles only or those five tons and below.As safety of motorists is the primary concern vacationers and travelers are advised to regularly monitor public advisory and news updates especially during heavy rains as Kennon Road maybe closed on recommendation of the Tuba local government unit and Philippine National Police office due to rockfall and landslides. Canlas explained that the on going road rehabilitation of Kennon that includes rock netting and slope protection will continue up to the end of August. For road rehabilitation projects for Kennon Road DPWH CAR has an approved budget of P482 million for 2019 and P147 million for 2020. But the total rehabilitation of the historic road still needs around P2 billion funding.Kennon Road is the shortest route to Baguio with a total length of 33.691 kilometers. Aside from the touriststravelers the road also provides access to the 33631 combined population from the Benguet side up to the Baguio City side as of August 1 2015 statistics.Meantime Mogol who also chairs the Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reminds the motorists passing through Kennon Road to always be alert and prioritize safety and to keep their speed limit at 40 kilometers per hour.