The Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge which was first proposed in 2017 is seen to have slowly taking place and has yet to begin with a new development.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is still working on the project's feasibility studies, but the good news, South Korea announced that it's ready to extend financial support in the conduct of engineering services for the inter-island bridge project.
Recently, DPWH and Manila Representative Office of the Korea Export-Import (KEXIM) Bank signed the financial support for the Mega project which includes the preliminary and detailed engineering design and procurement assistance required to prior to start the project.
Present during the ceremony were DPWH Undersecretary for Unified management Office Operations (UPMO) Emil K Sadain and Country Director of KEXIN Jae-jeong Moon.
The PNG bridges will be comprised of two components, first is the 13 km Panay-Guimaras link with a sea-crossing bridge of 4.97 km. Meanwhile, the other part of the segment is the Guimaras-Negros that has a total length of 19.47km, including a sea-crossing bridge of 13.11 km.
"The 32-kilometer bridge is a large and complex project which requires comprehensive and high-standard engineering works that service by consultants who have extensive experience in the long-span bridge will help DPWH prepare the construction in an efficient and timely manner," said Sadain.
The construction of the bridge linking Panay and Guimaras islands may kicked-off in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, once completed this would be the longest bridge in Region 6 that would allow people travel in a fastest way.
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