Eight bridges are in the pipeline and will be constructed in Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.
In Laguna, three projects will be implemented, the agency said. These include the 35-lineal meter Nanguna Bridge along Rizal Boundary-Famy-Quezon Road; the 21-lineal meter Sala Bridge along Manila South Road (MSR); and the 30-lineal meter Bay 2 Bridge along Calamba-Sta. Cruz-Famy Jct. Road.
It will also cover the construction of the bridges in Quezon namely: the 60-lineal meter San Francisco, 42-lineal meter San Miguel Dau and Cogorin Bridges along MSR Jct.-Lopez Cabanatuan Road; and the 42-lineal meter Sangirin Bridge along Quezon-Alabat-Perez Road.
The 15-lineal meter Sta. Maria Bridge along Talisay-Laurel-Agoncillo Road is also part of the projects.
Notice of Award has been issued to the bid-winning contractor of the projects which will be implemented under design-and-build scheme, project manager Estrella Villar of DPWH-Unified Project Management Office for Region 4-A, said.
Contract perfection for the project package is underway while civil works are projected to start before the second quarter of 2018, Villar further said.
The eight projects will be implemented under the DPWH’s Bridge Construction Replacement Project Contract Package 4.