DPWH breaks ground on BGC- Ortigas Link Road
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has broken ground on the P1.6billion road that will connect the commercial districts of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and Ortigas Center, promising to cut travel time between the areas to 12 minutes.
DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar laid a capsule to mark the start of construction operations for the project, which forms part of the national government’s aggressive infrastructure spending program.
The BGC- Ortigas Center Link Road Project involves a four-lane bridge across the Pasig River connecting Sta. Monica Street in Pasig City and Lawton Avenue in Makati City, as well as a viaduct traversing Lawton Avenue to the entrance of BGC.
Targeted for completion by March 2020, the project also aims to improve connectivity between the cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, and Makati.
For the project, the DPWH partnered with Persan Construction, Inc. and Chinese firm Sino Road and Bridge Co., Ltd. as contractors.
“Once completed… traveling between the central business districts of Taguig and Pasig Cities will only take 12 minutes and traffic congestion at EDSA and C-5 Road particularly along Guadalupe Bridge and Bagong Ilog Bridge will be alleviated by 25%,” Mr. Villar was quoted as saying in a statement.
The DPWH has also identified 12 other new bridges to increase road network capacity in Metro Manila.
Two of these planned bridges, the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in the city of Manila and EstrellaPantaleon Bridge in the cities of Makati and Mandaluyong, will be constructed using grants from China.
Other planned bridges include South Harbor Bridge, the 2nd Ayala Bridge linking Carlos Palanca and San Marcelino streets, and F. Blumentritt-Antipolo Bridge. —