THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will close for 30 months the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, which connects Makati City and Mandaluyong City, beginning Jan. 12, both the DPWH and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Friday.
“The closure is due to the demolition and reconstruction of the bridge which was initially set last September,” the MMDA said in its advisory.
DPWH’s advisory said “The total closure of…(the) bridge will be for thirty (30) months,” and recommended the following alternate routes: bound to Makati take Ortigas then EDSA; from Shaw Blvd. take EDSA; From D.M. Guevarra take EDSA; and from Boni Avenue take EDSA.
The project seeks to widen the bridge to four lanes. According to the DPWH timeline, the project is set to be completed in 2021.
The 506.46-meter bridge is one of two China-funded bridges along the Pasig River and forms part of the Metro Manila Logistics Master Plan, which aims to construct 12 bridges in addition to rehabilitation of the 30 existing bridges over the Pasig River. — Camille A. Aguinaldo

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