Gov’t to Build New San Juanico Bridge - BusinessWorld Online

Gov’t to build new San Juanico Bridge - BusinessWorld Online

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday that a new San Juanico Bridge is now under preparation as the original 50-year-old bridge goes under rehabilitation. “In fact, we had already anticipated that this would have to be closed at some point in the next few years,” Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said in mixed English and Filipino during a briefing at the presidential palace. “This is precisely why, under the administrati…

San Juanico Bridge Unsafe, Government To Build A New One

A “second” San Juanico Bridge will be built. SAN JUANICO BRIDGE – The government will construct a new and longer bridge as a replacement, according to DPWH. According to Public Works Secretary Manny Bonoan, the San Juanico Bridge, which has been in use for more than 50 years now, needs a major rehab and retrofitting ... Read more The post San Juanico Bridge Unsafe, Government To Build A New One appeared first on PhilNews.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to build a new bridge in Eastern Visayas to serve as an alternative route for those traveling along the San Juanico Bridge. In a Malacañang press briefing, DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan announced that the bridge will serve as the second San Juanico Bridge to be built near the original bridge. The 2,600-meter-long bridge is part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s flagship initiative and will be …