For the DPWH, the bridge will be “one of newest landmarks in Manila with its iconic basket-handle tied steel arch” and serve about 30,000 vehicles daily.
STARTING Holy Week this year, tourists will be able to visit Chinatown and the Walled City easily using the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge despite construction being delayed due to the pandemic.
A report on Friday by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) says that work on the bridge is “progressing well and on track”.
“At 92 percent, we are rushing to finish the soon-to-be one of newest landmarks in Manila with its iconic basket-handle tied steel arch," said Emil K. Sadain, undersecretary for DPWH - Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations.
The Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is the second China-funded bridge project in Manila after the completion of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge in July 2021.
Sadain, who is also the chief implementer of flagship infrastructure projects under the Build Build Build program, inspected the site on Thursday, February 10, 2022, and reminded the contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation, of the project’s target opening.
Most of the ongoing construction are on the up and down ramps.
On the Binondo side, the up-ramp is located at Muelle de la Industria Street and the down-ramp on Rentas Street and Plaza del Conde Street.
From Intramuros, the up-ramp is at Riverside Drive and the down-ramp is at Solana Street.
According to the agency, the bridge is expected to serve approximately 30,000 vehicles daily.
“By March, the contractor will begin the final retouching of the steel arch bridge and asphalt will be laid on the concrete slab so we are hoping for continued good weather,” added Sadain.
The girders on the ramps and the arch on the main bridge are fabricated steel members made in Shanghai and were delivered through several delayed shipments.
The bridge will have four lanes and showcase a steel bowstring arch design with inclined arches.
Several conservationist groups have opposed the project while others urged for a design that complemented the Spanish Colonial Structure present in tourist sites in both Binondo and Intramuros.
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