House okays full rehabilitation and maintenance of Kennon

May 27, 2019 Metro BLISTT

The House of Representatives approves on final reading the measure mandating full rehabilitation and maintenance of Kennon Road.
Baguio City Rep. Mark Go, author of House Bill 9075, is concerned on the “open-close” situation of Kennon Road making it impassable most of the time due to major landslides.
“Certainly, we want Kennon Road to be an “allweather” road for the safety of our commuters and of course to address the traffic in the city especially during peak season.
It would be better to have the road fully rehabilitated and maintained by the DPWH to attain this,” Go said. Kennon Road was built in 1903 making it one of the oldest access roads going to Baguio.
It has a stretch of 33.534 kilometers making it viable to commuters to use the road going to Baguio.
“Kennon Road has been there for years, it is one of the routes that motorists consider to gain access to Baguio. It would be impractical if only minor rehabilitations are done in this major road for it to be passable.
This, I think, is the long-term solution to the current situation of Kennon Road,” Go said.
“A study must also be conducted by the concerned agencies to properly plan the extent and duration of the rehabilitation of the said road. This would be a great and significant benefit not only to the people of Baguio but also to the people sojourning the city,” Go added.
The DPWH in coordination with CAR-DENR is mandated to evaluate and assess the current condition of Kennon Road to identify the necessary engineering worksfor the said road.
(Contributed Article)