TUGUEGARAO CITY — The asphalted Quibal Road in the town of Peñablanca, Cagayan province sunk by several inches on Sunday, November 23, as the soil underneath was believed to have been softened by days of torrential rains spawned by the shear line and northeast monsoon, the Peñablanca Information Office has reported.
The road started to have fissures that grew larter before its sides sank at around 9 a.m., the information office said.
“The affected portion has further sunk and deteriorated due to the continuous heavy downpour,” it said, adding that the road was closed for hours.
Local officials earlier advised residents and motorists to postpone travel to the area “until further notice for everyone’s safety.”
Public works and local government officials have sent dump trucks and poured gravel as a temporary remedy to allow a one-lane traffic along the sunken road.
A closer look at the sunken road also showed large cracks that some officials suspected might point to substandard work. Public works officials have yet to answer queries about the sunken road. /das