00:00The Department of Public Works and Highways, or DPWH Region 2, is no longer allowing heavy trucks to pass through Buntun Bridge in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
00:15According to the DPWH Cagayan 3rd District Engineering Office,
00:19they noticed that the bridge is showing signs of deterioration, such as holes in the road.
00:27As part of the agency, heavy trucks weighing more than 15 tons are no longer allowed to pass through.
00:35The agency is asking people to pass through Maharlika Road in Isabela,
00:40to go to Cagayan and come back to maintain public safety.
00:46Meanwhile, the bridge, which was opened in 1969, is said to be 55 years old.