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DPWH to partially open bridge linking BGC and Ortigas in May


The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to partially open the bridge connecting Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and Ortigas Center in May.

In a statement, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link project, was completed.

The bridge crosses the Pasig River and connects Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig City.

“With a few more needed finishing works, we’re very excited to partially open a new connectivity between Bonifacio Global City and Ortigas business districts to the public by the second quarter,” said Villar.

For his part, DPWH Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain said that other than the finishing touches at the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, the department is also exerting maximum effort to rehabilitate and widen the section of road from Brixton Street corner Reliance Street to Fairlane Street with a total length of 476.577 meters, the 159.629 meter approach road at abutment 1, and the 125 meter up and down the ramp between pier 8 to 13. 

Also part of the project that will traverse Lawton Avenue to the entrance of BGC is the construction of the Lawton Avenue-Global City Viaduct with on-going preparations for bored piling at BGC and road widening at 8th Avenue, according to the DPWH.

The 1.367-kilometer Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road project is part of the Metro Manila Logistics Network which will cut the one-hour-long drive between the BGC and Ortigas business districts to 12 minutes.

The entire project, which will improve accessibility between cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, and Makati, and alleviate traffic congestion along EDSA and C-5, is targeted for full completion by September 2021. — DVM, GMA News

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