The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which links the cities of Makati and Pasig, will be partially opened to the motorists this May, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Tuesday, March 23.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said “the superstructure that will connect across Pasig River the Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig City, is already finished.”
“With a few more needed finishing works, we’re very excited to partially open a new connectivity between Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and Ortigas business districts to the public by the second quarter,” the secretary said.
DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that aside from the finishing touches at Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, they are also carrying out "full blast works" on the rehabilitation and widening of Brixton Street (corner Reliance Street) to Fairlane Street.
“Also part of the project that will traverse Lawton Avenue to the entrance of BGC is the construction of Lawton Avenue – Global City Viaduct with on-going preparation for bored piling at BGC and road widening at 8th Avenue,” Sadain said.
The bridge is a major component of the 1.367-kilometer BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road Project, which is part of the Metro Manila Logistics Network that aims to reduce to 12 minutes the one-hour-long drive between BGC and Ortigas business districts.
The entire project, which will improve accessibility between the cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, and Makati as well as alleviate traffic congestion along EDSA and C-5, is targeted for full completion by September 2021.