PORT AREA, Manila — The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge, which will be the longest bridge in the country once completed, is projected to be finished by 2030, according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan.
In a statement, Bonoan disclosed that once the ₱175.7 billion mega bridge is done, it will cut down travel time from Mariveles to Naic from 5.5 hours to just 45 minutes.
Bonoan proudly described the project as part of the infrastructure development program of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and on its completion, it will also be one of the longest bay bridge in the world as it spans 32. 15 kilometers long.
"The bridge will actually be longer than the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Bridge and the 2.1-kilometer San Juanico Bridge. I was informed that the timeframe for completion of this major bridge project will be sometime 2030 or so,” Bonoan pointed out during a Senate hearing tackling the DPWH project when asked about it by his predecessor and now senator Mark Villar.
The bridge project is funded by the Asian Development Bank with co-financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It starts from Barangay Alas-asin in Mariveles, Bataan, crosses Manila Bay and ends at Barangay Timalan in Naic, Cavite.
“Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge or Manila Bay Bridge will be the second longest bay bridge in the world once constructed,” Bonoan also noted as he affirmed that the bridge's detailed engineering design has already been completed.