DPWH aims to finish Panguil Bay Bridge in Mindanao this 2024

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is determined to finish the Panguil Bay Bridge in Mindanao this 2024 despite concerns about budget funding.  

Panguil Bay Bridge Project

DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain shared that civil works for the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge Project connecting Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, and Tubod, Lanao del Norte is targeted to finish this 2024. 

However, Sadain said that necessary funding is needed to ensure the project's full completion this 2024. He added that the funding challenges in the DPWH 2023 and 2024 national budget for this infrastructure flagship project threaten to prolong the project timeline. As of the latest release by the DPWH, the Panguil Bay Bridge in Mindanao is now at 89 percent completion.

It is expected to be completed this 2024

Despite issues with budget funding, Sadain remains hopeful that the team will be able to “make up for the unprecedented delays brought by absence of sufficient funding and bad weather conditions in Mindanao.” Sadain reported to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan that the bridge is targeted to be opened a few months from now. 

The Panguil Bay Bridge Project consists of the main bridge (extra-dosed type) 320 meters long, a 1,920-meter-long approach bridge made of pre-stressed concrete girders, and an approach road. 

The DPWH noted that the completion of the Panguil Bay Bridge will mark a significant milestone in Mindanao’s infrastructure development. The said infrastructure is seen to enhance transportation links between the provinces of Northern and Central Mindanao, and the Zamboanga Peninsula.   

The DPWH says it is now 89 percent complete

The Panguil Bay Bridge is expected to yield a seven-minute inter-island connectivity with Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, and Tubod, Lanao del Norte. This is way faster and more time-efficient as compared to the current access connectivity through Roll-On, Roll-Off (RoRo) vessel which has a travel time of about two hours to two and a half hours including loading and unloading time. 

Its completion is likewise projected to enhance economic growth for the surrounding provinces. Specifically, it will significantly aid in goods transport. It is also predicted to help in reducing traffic congestion on nearby roads, and it will likewise boost the tourism industry for the region as well.  

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