The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement eight (8) bridges for Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon this year under its Bridge Construction Replacement Project (BCRP) Contract Package 4.
Project Manager Estrella T. Villar of DPWH-Unified Project Management Office for Region 4-A said Notice of Award (NOA) has been issued to the bid winning contractor of the projects which will be implemented under design-and-build scheme.
Bridge projects in Laguna include the 35-lineal meter Nanguna Bridge along Rizal Boundary-Famy-Quezon Road; the 21-lineal meter Sala Bridge along Manila South Road (MSR); and the 30-lineal meter Bay 2 Bridge along Calamba-Sta. Cruz-Famy Jct. Road.
It will also cover the construction of the bridges in Quezon namely: the 60-lineal meter San Francisco, 42-lineal meter San Miguel Dau and Cogorin Bridges along MSR Jct.-Lopez Cabanatuan Road; and the 42 lineal meter Sangirin Bridge along Quezon-Alabat-Perez Road.
DPWH will likewise construct the 15-lineal meter Sta. Maria Bridge along Talisay-Laurel-Agoncillo Road.
According to Engr. Villar, contract perfection for the project package is on-going while civil works are projected to start before the second quarter of 2018.