The Suyo-Cervantes Road way finish

“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” – lin yutang

I bet the biggest hope my dear ancestors lived with that reached today’s generation has never in their wildest imagination will likely to happen. However the long awaited dream has now turned into reality. And I think, of all wait this is the best of them. Now, it’s just few steps away from every doorstep of most household in town – the completion of Suyo-Cervantes road. I must say the grace has been extra-beneficial for this two neighboring towns, as well as with the provinces near east.


the stretch of the road finally paved, connected to Urzadan bridge


stone masonry w/ weeds already


the ravine between Brgys. Urzadan and Uso

Am sure you can no longer figure out where this is. This is now the “Lipay Bridge

going zig-zag and up to Cervantes. before the Tirad Pass

(Appreciation is given to those who work hard in the completion of the road.
Of course I won't forget ITDPCL, DPWH and KEI Engr’s, you guys all did a job well done)

The Suyo-Cervantes Road Improvement Project

the beginning of the project
the survey team
the face of it
the engineers



On June 8, 2006, construction of Suyo-Cervantes Road Section commence with the Italian-Thai Development Public Company limited being the contractor. The original contract was scheduled at until April 2, 2009 but later revised to August 31, 2009 due to Variation Order No.1 due to conversion of Asphalt Concrete Pavement (ACP) to Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP).

The Contract Amount is Php 1,164,622,570.23 originally having no change with
Variation Order No. 1.

The Suyo-Cervantes road is a part of a rural arterial road connecting the Manila North Road and the Baguio - Bontoc Halsema Highway.

It is a mountain road passing through several municipalities and barangay along the rugged terrain of Ilocos Sur. The project road thus, when completed, will enhance and hasten the economic development and general well being not only the area it traverses but also the surrounding region as well.

The project road starts at the end of existing Portland cement concrete pavement at km. 321+201, located at the municipality of Suyo in Barangay Cabugao, about seven (7) kilometers from junction of Manila North Road, specifically at Brgy. Bitalag in the Town of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur. The road follows an eastward direction following the existing road passing through Barangay Butac and Barangay Malaya. At the mid point of this section the historical Bessang Pass is located. From Barangay Malaya the road passes through rice fields across the flat plain of Malaya River, then rise gradually to the Municipality of Cervantes and end at a junction in km. 381+475.

The project is part of the Arterial Road Links Development Project, Phase 5 (ARLDP V), tagged as Contract Package 4A under the Department of Public Works and Highways – Philippine Japan Highway Loan – Project Management Office (DPWH-PJHL-PMO), with Katahira & Engineers International in association with EH Sison Engrs. Co., Pertconsult International, Teckniks Group Corporation, and Multi-Infra Konsult, Inc. as its Consultants for Detailed Engineering and Construction Supervision. The project was made possible through a loan agreement from Japan Bank International Cooperation (JBIC).(kei)

chico river in the spot

where chico river flows