Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge now 72%, opening eyed in Q2 —DPWH

The Chinese grant-funded Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge is eyed to be opened for motorists in the second quarter 2021 as the project reached significant progress, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday.

In a statement, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said that the project is now 72% complete during a technical inspection on January 6, 2021.

The P1.46-billion widening and modernization of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, which links Estrella Street in Makati City and Barangka Drive in Mandaluyong City, is seen to accommodate 50,000 per day and decongest Guadalupe Bridge along EDSA once completed.

The DPWH said that already completed are all bridge substructure works on abutments of both sides; piers on Makati approach as well as main bridge and V-shaped piers for the main bridge.

The agency said that also completed are concrete pouring works for four segments of prestressed concrete girder in Mandaluyong side and concrete pouring works for the first lift of box girder for the approach bridge in Makati.

Once fully completed, the motoring public can expect traffic relief by providing additional fix link and alternative route crossing the Pasig River using a new two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 506.46 meters and width of 21.65 meters, having three-meter sidewalks on both sides, according to the DPWH. —Ted Cordero/KBK, GMA News