DPWH ramps up engineering design works of Bataan-Cavite bridge

MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is finalizing the detailed engineering design works for the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge that will connect the provinces by the first quarter of 2023.
Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain said in a news release on Saturday that the marine geophysical surveys and geotechnical investigations in evaluating underground conditions and site characterization over the waters of Manila Bay are ongoing with an overall accomplishment of 55 percent to date.
Upon completion, the four-lane permanent linkage between Bataan and Cavite will cut travel time from five hours to just 20 to 30 minutes, according to DPWH.
The project includes the construction of two cable-stayed navigation bridges on either side of historic Corregidor Island.
Called the North Channel Bridge and South Channel Bridge, the structures will have main spans of 400 meters and 900 meters, respectively.
Alignment in Bataan is between Roman Highway and traverses the barren land area in Barangay Alas-Asin, and then skirts to the shoreline of Barangay Mountain View in Mariveles.
In Cavite, the alignment will start from the shoreline of Barangay Timalan Balsahan in Naic, traverses through the agricultural and residential area, and terminating on Antero Soriano Highway, which is in a relative flat terrain in Barangay Timalan Balsahan and Barangay Timalan in Concepcion. (PNA)