The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working on closing the gaps to complete the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge Project which will soon become the longest sea-crossing bridge in Mindanao. As per DPWH, the inter-island bridge project is currently 90 percent completed, with only 38.75-meter gap to link the superstructure from Tangub City, Misamis Occidental to Tubod, Lanao del Norte.
DPWH Senior Undersecretary Sadain recently led an inspection of the project on Thursday, May 9, 2024, together with DPWH OIC-Project Director Teresita V. Bauzon of Unified Project Management Office – Roads Management Cluster II (Multilateral), and representatives from the design and build contractor Namkwang Engineering & Construction Corporation in joint venture with Kukdong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. and Gumgwang Construction Co., Ltd.
When completed, this will be able to reduce travel time between Tangub City, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao del Norte to only seven (7) minutes, from the current travel time of one (1) and a half hour to two (2) and a half hour via Roll-On, Roll Off (RoRo) or land travel with over a distance of 100 kilometers.
The project is funded through a loan agreement between Government of the Philippines (GOP) and Korean Export-Import Bank (Korea Eximbank).
text, photos from DPWH
