VICE President-elect Sara Duterte is confident that the Davao-Samal bridge will be realized sooner than later.
Photo: Official Facebook Page of Mayor Inday Sara Duterte
During a press conference at City Hall on Monday, she thanked the Duterte administration for pushing for the bridge connecting the two cities. “In three to four years, we’ll see that bridge in the island and will open to Davao City,” the outgoing mayor said.
“It will be very convenient for them to have a bridge there,” she added.
According to the report, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to break ground for the long-awaited 3.98-kilometer bridge project next month after the loan agreement worth $350 million or P18.67 billion between the Philippines and China was approved last June 13.
The entire project will cost P19.321-billion, mostly financed by the Chinese loan. The construction will start this year.
Also the design and build contract has a duration of 60 months.
On January 14, 2021, the DPWH and China Road and Bridge Corporation signed the design and build contract agreement after the Chinese contractor won the bidding and was subsequently issued with the notice of award on Dec. 14, 2020.
