Due to landslides being experienced along stretches of the Metro Cebu Expressway in the City of Naga, Gov. Gwen Garcia has ordered it temporarily closed to motorists, especially during these holidays.
“I have asked the police provincial director (PCol. Percival Zorilla) to alert all the PNP in the area of Naga to put up a barrier so that we will first close off this road until there will be enough measures to be put in place to safeguard the lives of motorists,” Gov. Garcia said.
The portions of the expressway that have been closed start in Handog Industrial Gases Riverside III, Inayagan, Barangay Cantao-an, to Sugbu ACS Trading in Sitio Upper Bayong, Barangay Inayagan, City of Naga.
Motorists may use the diversion roads in Brooklyn, Naalad, Naga, and in Tungkop, Minglanilla.
Due to heavy rains in the last few days, portions of the road collapsed and cracked, and minor landslides were also recorded.
The Metro Cebu Motorway is a 74-kilometer expressway in Metro Cebu.
Once completed, it will serve as another north—south backbone highway, enabling a continuous traffic flow from the City of Naga in the south to Danao City in the north while traversing the slopes of Cebu’s scenic mountain range.
It is intended to considerably reduce traffic congestion in Metro Cebu, particularly in the city’s urban core and Central Business Districts. | Babie Jane Revecoy