COTABATO CITY (MindaNews /06 November) – There are three main entry points to Cotabato City from other parts of Mindanao: the Davao-Cotabato highway which traverses Davao City, Davao del Sur, North…
COTABATO CITY – There are three main entry points to Cotabato City from other parts of Mindanao: the Davao-Cotabato highway which traverses Davao City, Davao del Sur, North Cotabato and Maguindanao del Norte; the Narciso Ramos Highway which connects the Lanao and Zamboanga provinces with Maguindanao del Norte; and the Isulan-Cotabato highway that links General Santos, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat province with Maguindanao del Sur.
Though not on the direct path of the typhoon, ‘Paeng’ triggered heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Jolo and Zamboanga City, causing death, destruction and displacements, and cutting off access to areas like Cotabato City. But coming from Cotabato City, just a few meters before reaching Nituan Bridge, motorists bound for Lanao del Sur and Marawi City and the Zamboanga region are guided to turn right to take a detour to reach their destinations, via the Nituan-Orandang-Barira-Matanog route. Maguindanao is the gateway to Cotabato City.
The DPWH, through its Region 12 office immediately responded and by 4:30 p.m. of Sunday, October 1, Nituan Bridge was reopened but only for light vehicles, with the installation of a temporary approach made of steel plates and I-beams on one lane. Guerra also called the attention of the DPWH Project Management Office on the Labu-labu Bridge 1 along the Isulan-Cotabato highway as national highways are under the jurisdiction of the national government.
It also announced a detour going to Parang’s center, bypassing Nituan Bridge, but only for light vehicles: Nituan-Orandang-Marang-Parang; Nituan-Orandang-Marang-Parang-Liong-Matanog; and Nituan-Probinsyano-Mercedez-Barira-Matanog. General Santos City to Cotabato City via Isulan highway and via Buluan–M’lang-Kabacan . Maps courtesy of Google
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