Nakahanda na ang kabuuang 826 personnel ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), kasama ang 107 kagamitan, sa paligid ng Bulkang Taal sakaling sumabog ang bulkan.
Base sa ulat mula sa DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, sinabi ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na handa nang mai-deploy ang Quick Response Teams (QRTs) ng DPWH Regional Office IV-A at ang 16 District Engineering Offices para umasiste sa evacuation, at clearing operation sa mga kalsada.
“As a response to the recent Taal Volcano activity, we have prepared an action plan for pre, during and post-disaster response. Under our action plan, our QRTs will be clustered into six (6) command centers strategically located around the volcano to make our response operations efficient,” saad ng kalihim.
Makikita ang command centers sa DPWH Batangas 1st DEO sa Balayan, Batangas; Batangas 2nd DEO sa Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City; Batangas 3rd DEO sa Tanauan, Batangas; Batangas 4th DEO sa Lipa City, Batangas; Cavite 2nd DEO sa Alfonzo, Cavite; at Cavite 3rd DEO sa Carmona, Cavite.
“These command centers will ensure that national roads and bridges in their area are passable and shall identify alternative roads for response operations. They shall also provide temporary structures to restore mobility when necessary,” dagdag ni Villar.