The Batu Bridge project on the Daang Maharlika in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya is 55.98 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.
The DPWH said this project will reduce traffic congestion and bolster economic ties through an additional bridge that will link the Daang Maharlika to the municipalities of Bambang and Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya with Isabela, Quirino, and Cagayan.
Currently in Phase 3 costing P19,248,582.18 this year, the project encompasses the installation of four pre-stressed concrete girders on Span 2 and a three-span deck slab on Spans 8, 9, and 10.
Phase 1 of the project in 2021 completed substructure construction (including bored piles, columns, and coping) at Piers 3 and 5 to 9 and Abutment B, along with the installation of 10 pre-stressed concrete girders spanning Piers 7 to 9.
The following year, remaining substructures were finalized at Piers 1, 2, and 4, and Abutment A, accompanied by the addition of 26 pre-stressed concrete girders spanning Piers 1, 3 to 6, and 10.
The project is expected to be completed on September 29, 2023.