Earthquake damage to public infrastructure in Surigao reaches P103.4M

Damage to public infrastructure by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao Province last week was placed at P103.4 million, the Department of Public Works and Highways reported. 

Five road sections and five national bridges were reported to have damages in Region XIII, but all are still passable.

DPWH District Engineering Offices in the areas installed warning signs and deployed personnel and equipment to conduct clearing operations and placement of filling materials on bridge approaches.

Technical personnel from DPWH and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers Team are continually conducting evaluation/assessment on national government-owned buildings, hospitals and school buildings and other infrastructure facilities.

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least six people and injured more than 120 in the southern Philippines late Friday.

The powerful quake hit roughly 14 kilometers northwest of Surigao City, at about 10:03 p.m. (9:03 a.m. ET), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. At least 30 aftershocks have rattled the surrounding areas in the hours following the quake, the Institute measured.

The damaged road sections are: Surigao-Ipil-Lipata Section, Surigao-Agusan Section, Malico Bridge, Kinabutan Bridge I and II along Daang Maharlika road in Surigao del Norte; Sections of Surigao Wharf Road, Surigao-San Juan Coastal Road Friendship Bridge, Banahaw Bridge, Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, and Magpayang-Mainit Wharf Road.

The Anao-aon Bridge under the Provincial Road of Surigao del Norte located in the Municipality of San Francisco had collapsed and closed to traffic.

DPWH personnel were deployed on site for augmentation purposes and help in the on-going installation of a temporary timber bridge.

Construction of new bridge is estimated to worth P115 million.