DPWH closes Nabas road to traffic

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

A major road portion in Nabas, Aklan leading to Boracay Island will be closed to vehicular traffic starting August 6. 

 

PHOTO ELMER PELILIO/AFJ

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will undertake repair works due to landslides on uphill portion of Tulingon (Libertad) road.  

The road section is just 15 kilometers from Barangay Caticlan in Malay, the main jump-off point for tourists to Boracay and roll-on roll-off vessels to Batangas and Mindoro. 

The stretch is prone to landslides during heavy rains, prompting the DPWH to close the road to 10-wheeler trucks plying the route. 

With the temporary road closure, heavy trucks bound to the towns of Malay and Buruanga are advised to take the longer Pandan junction in Nabas to Libertad, Antique via Buruanga, Aklan route. Motorists and light vehicles, however, may pass through one lane going to and from Malay.   

Aklan District Engineer Noel Fuentebella said warning and directional signs are also installed for public safety and DPWH maintenance crew are assisting the commuters in affected road portions. 

Last December, DPWH personnel had to clear the national road of Aklan West Road in the barangays of Libertad and Habana in Nabas after it was partially damaged by road slip and landslides due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Urduja.