DPWH says all Northern Samar nat’l roads now passable after ‘Nona’

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 16 (PNA) – All national road networks in typhoon-ravaged Northern Samar province are now passable, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Wednesday.

DPWH regional information officer Antonieta Lim said that the two Northern Samar district engineering offices managed to clear the primary and secondary highway from toppled trees, electric posts, and landslide debris on Wednesday morning.

“All road networks are now passable to all types of vehicles, but the extent of damage is still subject to assessment of maintenance engineers,” Lim said.

The DPWH earlier reported that typhoon Nona’s impact has rendered some road sections in Northern Samar impassable.

These are roads linking the towns of Mapanas to Palapag Road, Allen to Catarman, and Lope De Vega to Catarman.

Lim said that nearby DPWH field offices within the typhoon’s path in Samar and Eastern Samar provinces have no reported typhoon-related damages to roads and bridges.

The entire Northern Samar province has been suffering power outages since Monday morning due to damaged transmission lines and electric posts, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. (PNA)
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