Inter / Interlink Island Bridge Projects in the Philippines
http://www.robertgsarmiento.com/blog/philippine-government-plan-build-8-bridges-link-major-islands
Dingalan Aurora as the Future International Seaport in the Philippines Pacific Coast
https://pacificcoastcities.com/port-city
A major anchor of the Pacific Coast City is the development of the Dingalan Bay seaport. This is projected as the Port City. The port is a potential national flagship project that will transform the Philippines from a mere trade and consumer goods to a transshipment center, rivaling the world ports destination of Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Dingalan Aurora as the Future International Seaport in the Philippines Pacific Coast |
Quezon Province Isthmus Canal
http://www.newsflash.org/2001/09/hl/hl014371.htm
Manila, Sept. 30, 2001 - Sen.Edgardo J. Angara has filed a bill that seeks the construction of a canal that would slice through Quezon Province, provide a short cut for international vessels between the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and anchor the country's big dream of serving as a major transhipment center for international trade in Asia.
"The canal will be built along the great theme and the grand dream that inspired the construction of the Suez and Panama Canals," said Angara, whose home province of Aurora was once part of the original Quezon.
The proposed Quezon Canal will be from the municipality of Atimoran to the municipality of Unisan.
This will serve as a by-pass for ocean vessels coming from the eastern side of Luzon to Manila. It will mean cheaper and faster transport of products from Luzon's eastern coastal area to Metro Manila.
The canal is expected to increase the volume of inter-island shipping and trade among the coastal towns of Quezon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Batangas, Romblon, and the entire Bicol region.
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Here's an article from entrepreneur.com.ph correspondent, Pauline Macaraeg on the Government's Plan to Build 8 Bridges Linking Major Islands :
The government announced plans to build eight major bridges that will connect the Visayas region to Luzon and Mindanao, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez said in a speech Thursday, April 19, during the Philippine Economic Briefing in Cebu City. The speech was delivered by Undersecretary Bayani Agabin.
Among the projects to be proposed are: an 18.2-kilometer bridge to connect Samar provinces to the main island of Luzon; a 5.7-kilometer bridge to connect Panay and Guimaras; a 12.3-kilometer inter-island bridge connecting Guimaras and Negros; a one-kilometer Bohol-Lapinig Island bridge; an 18-kilometer Lapinig Island to Leyte bridge; a 5.5-kilometer bridge connecting Cebu and Negros; a 24.5-kilometer bridge connecting Cebu and Bohol; and a 20-kilometer underwater tunnel or long-span overhead bridge connecting Leyte to Mindanao.
Cebu Bohol Bridge
By Angeline Valencia
The Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of the Korea Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) will be sending a technical team to further assess the anchor sites of the Bohol-Cebu Multi-access Friendship Bridge in prelude to the conduct of the feasibility study and advanced detailed engineering design that it will be funding.
EDCF Country Representative Man Hwan Park was here on Monday to personally check the Getafe point of the proposed “superbridgeâ€. The next day, he went to Cordova to also check the Cebu side.
Based on the presentation by Engineer Gregorio Sayson of the Second Engineering District, the bridge will measure 17.25 kilometers and will reach 22 kilometers including the viaduct.
It will pass through the Olango and Hilutongan channels where international vessels pass en route to Cebu.
The technical team will be cruising through the length of seawaters from the Getafe side to Cordova side.
Having to pass the two channels, the project will involve the construction of suspension bridges.
In his initial estimate, Park said it will cost US$500 million.
In initial plans, it shall be implemented through a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme.
Project Manager Yung Qu Park of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd escorted Man Hwan Park, together with the provincial government team.
Getafe Mayor Tessie Camacho assured the EDCF director that an area of 100 hectares is ready for future expansion of the anchor site in Poblacion pier zone. Then they checked the Corte Baud point.
From there, Vice-Mayor Cary Camacho toured Governor Erico Aumentado, Park of Hanjin and Park of EDCF, on board a speedboat, along the coast of the anchor site towards barangay Bagacay, in Talibon where the team of Mayor Juanario Item and Kagawad Gershon Dulang welcomed them.
The multi-access friendship bridge has been packaged with the multi-industrial cluster included in the bilateral agreement that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed with South Korea.
Aside from technically connecting Bohol and Cebu, the project has also been eyed to bridge all the opportunities of the two provinces and possibilities in all aspects of development.
It shall also be through the bridge that the planned power supply from the Visayas grid be coursed through from Cebu to Bohol and the possible water supply from Bohol to Cebu.
In Talibon, Aumentado and Item’s team showed to Park, the site of the eyed 100-hectare special economic zone where the US$100-million bio-ethanol plant of Korean government’s Biolsystems, Inc. will be constructed, occupying 60 hectares of it.
Bohol needs that bridge link to Cebu
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2019/10/29/1964136/bohol-needs-bridge-link-cebuBohol Leyte Bridge and Leyte Mindanao Bridge
DPWH chief pushes for Bohol-Leyte bridge before Duterte steps down
https://www.boholchronicle.com.ph/2021/12/03/dpwh-chief-pushes-for-bohol-leyte-bridge-before-duterte-steps-down/
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Roger Mercado vowed to push for the construction of the Bohol-Leyte Link Bridge and other big-ticket projects in Eastern Visayas before President Duterte steps down from office in June next year.
Mercado, during his visit to Tacloban on Thursday, said they have been coordinating with officials of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to come up with long term infrastructure development plan for the region.
“We want to know status of ongoing infrastructure projects, the current state of our road and bridges, and priority roads and bridges that will be built in the future. Aside from fast tracking the Build, Build, Build projects nationwide, the President asked me to help Eastern Visayas solve poverty and insurgency through infrastructure development,” Mercado told reporters.
Mercado noted that the bridge will be 19 kilometers long.
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and a 20-kilometer underwater tunnel or long-span overhead bridge connecting Leyte to Mindanao.
Panay Guimaras Negros Bridge
Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge pre-construction work loan agreement OK’d
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1593525/panay-guimaras-negros-bridge-pre-construction-work-loan-agreement-okd
ILOILO CITY—Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has welcomed the $56.6-million (P2.96-billion) loan agreement between the governments of Korea and the Philippines for pre-construction work of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project.
“It will clearly pave the way for the construction of the (PGN) bridge which in turn will result in rapid development in the area,” Treñas said in a statement.
He said that the implementation of the project is assured in the next administration because all presidential candidates have promised to push for the realization of the long-proposed project if they will be elected.
The Department of Public Works on Wednesday announced that the Korean government through the Export Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has extended the loan to the Philippine government for the 32.5-kilometer bridge project that will connect the three islands which has seven provinces. These include Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental in Western Visayas and Negros Oriental in Central Visayas.
Negros Cebu Bridge
a 5.5-kilometer bridge connecting Cebu and Negros;
Sorsogon Samar Bridge (Luzon Samar Bridge)
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/sorsogon-samar-link-bridges.2136840/
The Sorsogon-Samar project with an estimated PHP375-($7.190)billion cost,
consists of three long span bridges -- Allen to San Antonio in Northern
Samar, San Antonio to Capul in Northern Samar, and Capul, Northern
Samar to Matnog, Sorsogon.
Under the proposal, the project is a four-lane cable-stayed bridge, a
permanent solution to the perennial problem of stranding during weather
disturbances and port congestion during peak season. A cable-stayed
bridge has one or more towers, from which cables support the bridge
deck.
Mindoro Batangas Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindoro%E2%80%93Batangas_Super_Bridge
The Mindoro–Batangas Super Bridge[1] is a proposed 14 km (8.7 mi) pontoon bridge which is planned to connect the Philippine province of Batangas and Mindoro island.
2015 developments
San Miguel Corporation first expressed interest to construct the bridge in 2013.[5] In early 2015, a group of Malaysian investors led by Mohammed Jamil expressed interest in the project and is eyeing to import rice from Oriental Mindoro. A floating bridge or pontoon bridge design was adopted to avoid damaging the seabed of the Isla Verde Passage which is considered a "center of biodiversity".[6]
San Miguel Corporation presented a plan for the bridge was presented to Governor Vilma Santos of Batangas and Governor Alfonso Umali Jr. of Oriental Mindoro. The cost of the construction of the 14-kilometer-long (8.7 mi) bridge is ₱18 billion and will take five years to build.[7]
The bridge is planned to span the Isla Verde Passage. The bridge compose of two components. The first will span 6.4 kilometers (4.0 mi) from Barangay Ilijan in Batangas City to Verde Island. The second component spanning 4.4 kilometers (2.7 mi) will continue from Verde Island to Barangay Sinandigan in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.[7]
The Batangas-Mindoro bridge is touted to be the first floating bridge in Asia with high ship passage on its pontoons. The bridge will have pedestrian and bicycle lanes. The bridge will be also designed to withstand typhoons with winds up to 350 km/h (220 mph).[7]
Boracay Bridge
https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/boracay
A 1.2-km. limited-access bridge infrastructure between Boracay Island and the main island of Panay (Malay, Aklan). The bridge is not envisioned to cater vehicular through-traffic, so as not to congest the island, but will be provided with loading/unloading areas on both ends to process the movement of commuters, solid waste, goods and supplies.
The project aims to facilitate:
- Provision of a public transport access system;
- Carriage of power, telecommunication, water supply and sewer utility lines; and
- Transport of solid waste and cargo through authorized trucks.
- To manage environmental carrying capacity of the Boracay Island.
- To open-up a new all-weather access for vehicles and pedestrians, thereby, encouraging people to consider alternative accommodations and activity centers at the mainland.
- To free-up Boracay Island from pressures due to over-crowding and overuse of existing facilities, which ultimately produces adverse environmental impact.
Roma Point Bridge (Alabat Island Bridge)
The Calauag-Alabat Bridge, is a 1.7 km (1.1 mi)[1] cable-stayed bridge under construction between the towns of Quezon and Calauag in Quezon Province, Philippines.[2] The bridge will connect Alabat Island and its three municipalities of Perez, Alabat, and Quezon with the rest of Luzon Island, which are separated by the Silangan Pass. Once completed, it will be the longest bridge in Quezon Province and the Calabarzon Region.[3][4][5]
Panguil Bay Bridge
Panguil Bay Bridge is an under construction 3.77 km (2.34 mi) bridge which will connect Tangub, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The bridge when completed will become the longest water-spanning bridge in the Philippines, surpassing the San Juanico Bridge.[1]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the bridge was held on November 27, 2018.[2] Construction officially began on February 28, 2020.[3]
The bridge is party funded under the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Agreement with South Korean firm Kyong-Ho Engineering and Architect Co. Ltd. involved in the construction. Expenses not covered by the loan will be funded by the Philippine national government.[4]
As of June 2022, the project is more than 50% complete, with partial operations expected by 2023.[5] Upon its completion, travel time between Tangub and Tubod will be cut from 2.5 hours to just a few minutes.[2]
Catanduanes Bridge
Manila Bay Bridge ( Bataan Cavite Interlink Bridge)
Cavite Bataan Interlink Bridge |
The Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge, also known as the Manila Bay Bridge is a proposed bridge which plans to connect the provinces of Bataan and Cavite.
History
Background and prior proposals
Then-Representative Felicito Payumo first proposed the construction of a bridge crossing Manila Bay in 1987, which he named as the Trans Manila Bay Crossing.[1]
As chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Payumo attempted to realize the Trans Manila Bay Crossing as a bridge–tunnel system in the early 2000s. At least two Japanese firms, Itochu Corp. and NKK presented feasibility studies for the bridge–tunnel link to the SBMA[2] but such plans were never realized.
In 2016, Payumo revived the proposal again, pitching the bridge as means to decongest traffic in Metro Manila and boost the economy. Comparing the proposed bridge to the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, Payumo has noted that commuters in Cavite and other parts of Southern Luzon do not need to pass through Metro Manila to reach Central Luzon if such bridge would be built.[1]
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) began its onsite study as preparation for the possible construction of the bridge in late 2017. Its team first visited the coastal towns in Bataan.[3]
Approval
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) approved the bridge project in early 2020 with a budget of ₱175.7 billion. The implementation of the bridge project is projected to last six years.[4]
In October 2020, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) signed a $59 million engineering design contract, awarded to the joint venture of T. Y. Lin International from the US and Korea's Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Ltd., who are working in tandem with Geneva-based Renardet S.A. and local firm DCCD Engineering Corporation.[5]
As of March 2022, the project's detailed engineering design is already 34% complete according to DPWH.[6]
Specifications
The Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge will be 32.15 kilometers (19.98 mi) long and will cross over the Manila Bay. The four-lane bridge will connect the towns of Mariveles, Bataan and Naic, Cavite. The bridge will consist of two main navigation bridges.[4]
The starting point will be located in Barangay Alas-asin near the Mariveles Freeport Area, then 2 cable-stayed bridges called the North Channel Bridge (main span of 400 meters) and South Channel Bridge (main span of 900 meters) will be constructed, before terminating in Barangay Timalan Balsahan, Naic, Cavite, with the marine bridges standing in water as deep as 50 meters. The Detailed Design Engineering Phase of the project is expected to last 15 months.[7]
The bridge will need to be high enough to allow large ships to pass under it since Manila Bay is a major shipping route accommodated by the Port of Manila.[3]
Zamboanga Basilan ZAMBAS Bridge
https://www.facebook.com/OneZamboanga/photos/zambas-friendship-bridge-to-connect-zamboanga-to-basilan-newreport-says-that-bas/1325426897496708/
ZAMBAS Friendship Bridge to connect Zamboanga to Basilan | NEW
Report
says that Basileño Politician, Mr. Gerry Salapuddin, has written to
President Duterte a few months back requesting the latter to include in
his administration's big ticket projects the construction of ZAMBAS
Friendship Bridge, an 18-nautical mile long bridge that will
geographically connect Zamboanga City to Isabela City, Basilan.
Accordingly,
DPWH Director Madzmo Hashim, the one in charge of all Mindanao
infrastructure projects, has confirmed that the ZAMBAS Friendship Bridge
is already included among the major projects for Mindanao, presumably
for funding by ADB, OECD, or other foreign funding sources.
The
project is technically already approved, says Mr. Salapuddin, and it is
expected to spur socio-economic growth and ease mobility and transport
of products and people between Zamboanga and Basilan.
The government is yet to release an official statement regarding this project.
Once completed, the ZAMBAS Friendship Bridge will be one of the longest bridges in the world.
Davao Samal Island Bridge
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1174934
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Al David Uy of the Island Garden
City of Samal hopes the construction of the PHP23 billion Samal-Davao
connector bridge will finally start under the new administration.
“(It’s) possible, (I’m) praying,” Uy said in a text message Friday.
Uy
noted that bidding for the project was completed last year, and that
winning bidder China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) is just waiting
for the signing of the loan agreement.
On January 14, 2021, the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the contracting firm
signed the Design and Build Contract Agreement after CRBC won the
bidding.
“"It is one of the most important projects, and we are
hoping for its construction. The ball now is with the Department of
Finance and the Office of the President,” Uy said.
Earlier, Uy
assured the local government will focus on the realization of the
Davao-Samal connector, which he said would be vital for the
island-city's tourism industry.
With a length of 3.98 kilometers,
the bridge will provide a vital link for trade and tourism for both
areas through reduced transport costs and faster flow of people, goods,
and resources.
Conceptualized 40 years ago, the bridge project
has been identified as among the big-ticket infrastructure initiatives
under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Meanwhile,
the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) also vowed to push for the
big-ticket projects for Mindanao, including the Davao-Samal connector
project to the new administration come July this year.
"We don't
want Mindanao to be left behind when it comes to infrastructure. We
need the connectivity within Mindanao with other areas in the
Philippines and BIMP-EAGA,” MinDA Secretary Mabel Sunga-Acosta said in a
recent interview. (PNA)
Second (2nd) San Juanico Bridge
https://maharlika.tv/2021/08/17/rdc-upbeat-on-viability-of-another-san-juanico-bridge/
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) is upbeat that the conduct of a full-blown feasibility study on the construction of another San Juanico Bridge will push through next year.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional director Bonifacio Uy said on Tuesday the proposal was already endorsed by the region’s highest policy-making body last after it was found by experts that the project is feasible.
“We need this plan as soon as possible so it would be easier for the government to find funding source for this project. We don’t have to wait until the San Juanico Bridge deteriorates before coming with a plan to build another bridge,” Uy added.
Dubbed Janbatas Bridge, it will connect the towns of Babatngon, Leyte and Sta. Rita, Samar. It is named after Janbatas Channel, a portion of the sea that separates the region’s two major islands — Leyte and Samar.
“The pre-feasibility study is now completed and it was found that the project is feasible. The RDC highly recommended that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct a full-blown feasibility study on the construction of this second bridge,” he told the Philippine News Agency in a phone interview.
The target is to start the full-blown study next year and will be completed in 2023.
The proposed bridge will have a length of 1.24 kilometers that starts in Guintigui-an village in Babatngon, Leyte and will end in San Pascual villages in Sta. Rita, Samar.
Dinagat Surigao Bridge
https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/06/bridge-to-link-dinagat-and-surigao-mulled/
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 June) – A bridge to connect Dinagat Province and Surigao City is being planned by newly-elected Dinagat Rep. Arlene “Kaka” J. Bag-ao.
She has been soliciting advices from engineers and maritime experts whether such bridge is feasible, an so far she has been getting encouraging replies. “I was excited when I was told by some experts whom I talked to that it’s possible,” she said.
Bag-ao said she even spoke to Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya, who likewise replied that construction of the bridge is “pwedeng pwede” (very possible).
But she admitted that Abaya suggested an airport instead of a bridge, but she deemed the bridge more urgent.
She said her dream of having a bridge stemmed from her experience wherein she has to spend five hours sitting on a boat for the trip from her hometown in Loreto to Surigao City. “I said to myself, I swear, I will make a bridge. And now it turned out to be possible. Why not?” she said.
Bag-ao said people from Dinagat and Surigao are excited, too, every time she shares her dream of a bridge.
But while Bag-ao is thrilled over the prospect of a bridge, she acknowledged that of utmost priority will be the road network around the island.
Dinagat Island used to be part of Surigao del Norte until in 2006, when a law was enacted to separate the island into a province, making it the fifth province of Caraga Region.
Fernando Almeda Jr., former manager of the Philippine Ports Authority in Surigao City, praised Bag-ao’s idea but told her to consider other things as far building bridges is concerned.
He said the bridge must not cause navigational hindrance to big ships that traverse the Hinatuan Passage.
Sharing his experience as port manager in Samar and Leyte back then, Almeda said some ships would reroute because San Juanico Bridge’s vertical clearance was not high enough for the big ships.
He said to also consider a tunnel system like the ones used in other countries, Japan among them, or the ferry system.
Almeda said ferry system may be faster with the roll-on/roll-off (RORO) boats plying Nonoc Island to Surigao City through Hinatuan Passage, and the Dinagat to Nonoc Island trips via Gabuk Channel.
“If we put up a bridge in Gabuk Channel, it is much better because once we arrived in Nonoc by means of RORO, we can then drive all the way up to Dinagat or either way,” he said.
Surigao City councilor-elect Leonilo Aldonza said he supports Bag-ao’s plan to build a bridge, saying this would result to economic benefits in both provinces.
Second district provincial board member-elect Melva Garcia said she has been in politics for quite some time but she and other leaders never ever thought about the bridge to connect Dinagat and Surigao. She said she is optimistic about it.