P200-M bridge in Miagao nears completion

Tumagbok Bridge in Miagao, Iloilo (Photo by engineer Nelson Gregori Palmos/DPWH6)

The P200-million bridge project in the town of Miagao, Iloilo is nearing completion, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-6).

Engineer Wenceslao M. Leaño, Jr., DPWH-6 director, said the reconstructed Tumagbok Bridge would be fully opened to traffic soon.

“We are currently concreting the remaining two lanes of approaches on both sides of the bridge,” he said.

Motorists were advised to use, in the meantime, the two inner lanes of the bridge.

Engineer Ormel G. Santos, chief of the Construction Division, said they retained the original design of the bridge.

Tumagbok Bridge is situated along Iloilo-Antique Road, which serves as the main thoroughfare from Iloilo City to the southern part of Iloilo and the province of Antique, vice versa.

The DPWH-6 said the old-lane Tumagbok Bridge was already dilapidated, hence, it was reconstructed and widened into four lanes to complement the widening of the Iloilo-Antique Road from two to four lanes.

The bridge is expected to “help improve the socio-economic development in the town of Miagao through smooth delivery of goods and services as well as improve traffic condition, considering that it is situated near a university.”

SOURCE: Iloilo Metropolitan Times

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