A jeepney maneuvers through a section of Kennon Road that was earlier hit by a聽landslide. The road will be closed for a bridge construction from Tuesday, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. INQUIRER FILE / RICHARD BALONGLONG
DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines 鈥� Starting today,聽Tuesday.聽 Kennon Road, one of the main thoroughfares to Baguio City, will be closed to traffic until聽Oct. 3,聽according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.
The 6-day road closure was due to a聽bridge construction at Camp 5 in Tuba town in Benguet.
Motorists headed for the summer capital are advised to take the Rosario-Pugo-Baguio Road in Rosario聽town, or the Marcos Highway in Agoo and Naguillian Road in聽Naguillian, all in La Union.
In Pangasinan province, a portion of the Urdaneta-Dagupan Road in Calasiao will also be closed to traffic from聽Oct. 1 to 2. This is to give way to the launching of steel girders for a pedestrian overpass project in front of Robinson鈥檚 Place in the town. Buses and light vehicles are advised to use the service roads around the mall in going to Dagupan and back.聽CBB/rga