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DPWH secretary Vince Dizon inspects Kennon Road in Baguio City. Handout/DPWH

DPWH secretary Vince Dizon inspects Kennon Road in Baguio City.

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Mon Rodelas

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772365881323viber_image_2026-03-01_19-22-38-107.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="DPWH secretary Vince Dizon inspects Kennon Road in Baguio City. Handout/DPWH" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">DPWH secretary Vince Dizon inspects Kennon Road in Baguio City. <em>Handout/DPWH</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday announced the agency’s immediate completion of long-delayed infrastructure projects in Baguio and Benguet, including the rehabilitation of Kennon Road.</p><p>During an inspection of ongoing projects in the city, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon assured local officials that a previously stalled rock shed and sections of Kennon Road that collapsed last year will soon be completed. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/27/group-files-complaint-vs-bonoan-dpwh-execs-over-alleged-bid-rigging-1444"><strong>Group files complaint vs Bonoan, DPWH execs over alleged bid-rigging</strong></a> </div><p>The directive follows the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to fast-track road and bridge improvements in the Cordillera region to ensure safer and more reliable transportation. </p><p>“Nandito ako para siguraduhin at i-assure ang ating local government ng Baguio, Tuba, at Benguet na tatapusin natin ito. So ‘yun ang commitment natin, ‘yun ang commitment ni PBBM,” Dizon said. </p><p>The rehabilitation forms part of a broader plan to transform Kennon Road into an “all-weather road,” designed to withstand heavy rains and typhoons. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/27/group-files-complaint-vs-bonoan-dpwh-execs-over-alleged-bid-rigging-1444"><strong>Group files complaint vs Bonoan, DPWH execs over alleged bid-rigging</strong></a> </div><p>Dizon also ordered the expansion of the narrow access road leading to the Major Mane-Kennon Road Bypass Road to ease traffic congestion once the bypass route becomes fully operational. </p><p>The agency said it will provide motorists and residents with a faster alternative route to and from Baguio.</p>

<p>The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday announced the agency’s immediate completion of long-delayed infrastructure projects in Baguio and Benguet, including the rehabilitation of Kennon Road.</p>

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday announced the agency’s immediate completion of long-delayed infrastructure projects in Baguio and Benguet, including the rehabilitation of Kennon Road.

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Kennon Road repairs, incomplete projects in Benguet to be finished—DPWH

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Published Mar 01, 2026 07:53 PM PHT

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