The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has plans to make three new bridges that cross the Markina river. The DPWH has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding between it and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan application for the construction of the said bridges. The estimated total cost of the project is said to be more than P9 billion in total.
Two out of the three bridges will be located in Marikina City. These will be the J.P Rizal Lopez Jaena Bridge and the Marcos Highway St. Mary Bridge. The last of the three will be the Kabayani Katipunan Avenue Extension Bridge which will be a connection point between Markina City and Quezon City allowing for faster travel between the two.
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Undergoing “detailed engineering design” are J.P. Rizal-Lopez Jaena Bridge and Marcos Highway-St. Mary Bridge (formerly J.P. Rizal-St. Mary Bridge) both in Marikina City; and Kabayani-Katipunan Avenue Extension Bridge (formerly Marikina-Vista Real Bridge). The bridges will link Marikina and Quezon City.
As this developed, Villar said the agency and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the projects’ loan application.
The MOU states that the overall scheduled timeline for the engineering works and the National Economic and Development Authority – Investment Coordination Committee review/ approval are identified.
The loan processing and procurement of the Metro Manila Bridges Project, which cover the three bridges, is expected to be signed in December 2021, Villar said.