MindanaoToday.com | DPWH-10: Panguil Bay Bridge now 92% complete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Panguil Bay Bridge is now 92 percent complete, marking a significant milestone towards enhancing connectivity between Tangub City in Misamis Occidental and the municipality of Tubod in Lanao del Norte.
Engr. Zenaida Tan, the regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-10, disclosed this during the pilot episode of “Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas” on May 28.
Panguil Bay Bridge is a 3.7 km long, two-way, two-lane bridge implemented with funding assistance from South Korea, totaling P 7.352 billion. Once operational, it will streamline travel between the two provinces, reducing travel times and enhancing transportation efficiency.
Tan said the bridge is expected to open for passage by August this year. She also emphasized that the bridge is one of the key infrastructure flagship projects of DPWH in Northern Mindanao to enhance regional connectivity and stimulate economic development.
The other projects include the Cagayan de Oro Coastal Road (Gusa-Igpit and Puerto-Gusa sections), the Cagayan de Oro Diversion Road Extension, the Iligan City Coastal Bypass, and the CDO-Opol-El salvador-Alubijid-Laguindingan Airport Mountain Diversion Road. (APB/PIA Region 10)
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