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An artist's rendering of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink bridge. Courtesy ADB

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Bataan-Cavite Interlink bridge

Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17536969762631753696977263.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="An artist&#x27;s rendering of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink bridge. Courtesy ADB"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">An artist&#x27;s rendering of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink bridge. <em>Courtesy ADB</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the construction of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge will start before the end of the year.</p><p>In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Marcos said the bridge <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/03/31/23/bataan-cavite-bridge-to-address-supply-chain-woes-marcos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">will help cut travel time</a> between Mariveles in Bataan and Naic in Cavite.</p><p>&quot;Kung ang biyahe ngayon mula Mariveles hanggang Naic ay umaabot ng limang oras, balang araw ito ay magiging 45 minuto na lamang,&quot; he said.</p><p>Construction of the more than 32-kilometer bridge was initially expected to begin in the latter part of 2023, but was postponed to early or mid-2024. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it was still finalizing financing arrangements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).</p><p>The ADB approved funding of up to $2.1 billion in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/12/12/23/adb-approves-funding-for-bataancavite-interlink-bridge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">December 2023</a>. In July 2024, a DPWH official said the start of construction has been moved to early or mid-2025.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/11/construction-of-bataan-cavite-interlink-bridge-pushed-back-to-2025-1901" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Construction of Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge pushed back to 2025</a></div><p>Once completed, the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge would become the longest bridge in the country--longer than the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Bridge and the 2.1-kilometer San Juanico Bridge.</p><div><strong>Hits collapsed Isabela bridge</strong></div><p>Marcos also said his administration will not tolerate corruption in the construction of infrastructure projects. He cited as an example the the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/2/28/collapsed-cabagan-santa-maria-bridge-just-opened-feb-2025-cost-p1-2-b-1024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge</a> in Isabela, a portion of which collapsed In February this year.</p><p>Construction of the bridge, which cost P1.225 billion, was only completed on February 1, 2025 after starting in November 2014.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/3/2/marcos-jr-orders-corruption-probe-into-p1-2-b-bridge-collapse-in-isabela-1555" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcos Jr. orders corruption probe into P1.2-B bridge collapse in Isabela</a></div><p>&quot;Ang mahal. Ang tagal ginawa. Ang bilis nasira,&quot; Marcos said of the project.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/6/-marcos-blames-design-flaw-for-isabela-bridge-collapse-1158" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcos blames &#x27;design flaw&#x27; for Isabela bridge collapse</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/3/19/special-committee-formed-by-dpwh-to-probe-collapsed-isabela-bridge-1837" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Special committee formed by DPWH to probe collapsed Isabela bridge</a></div><p>The president also noted how government officials seem to have neglected the maintenance of the San Juanico Bridge, which was built during his late father&#x27;s administration.</p><p>The DPWH has imposed a strict 3-ton maximum axle load limit on all vehicles passing the bridge after the government noted that some of its segments had structural vulnerabilities.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/5/20/what-s-wrong-with-san-juanico-bridge-0946" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s wrong with San Juanico Bridge</a></div><p>&quot;Ang mga proyekto, tama dapat ang disenyo. Mataas dapat ang kalidad. Natatapos dapat sa takdang oras, at naalagaan atnamementinang mabuti,&quot; he said.</p><p>Marcos has declared a state of calamity in Eastern Visayas for a year to hasten the repair and rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge and mitigate the impact on residents of Samar and Leyte. </p><p>He has set a December deadline for the reopening of the iconic brige.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/6/20/san-juanico-bridge-to-reopen-to-12-ton-vehicles-in-december-marcos-1334" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Juanico bridge to reopen to 12-ton vehicles in December: Marcos</a></div><p>The 2.16-kilometer San Juanico Bridge is the only permanent land link between the islands of Samar and Leyte and a key component of the Pan-Philippine Highway which connects Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. </p><p>The bridge is a major passageway for the movement of goods and people. A business group has said that some local establishments recorded losses as high as <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/5/30/pcci-suggests-appointing-san-juanico-bridge-rehab-czar-1848" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">30 percent</a> a week into the bridge&#x27;s closure to heavy vehicles.</p>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the construction of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge will start before the end of the year.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the construction of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge will start before the end of the year.

Marcos says construction of Bataan-Cavite bridge to start this year; hits collapsed Isabela bridge

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Marcos says construction of Bataan-Cavite bridge to start this year; hits collapsed Isabela bridge

Benise Balaoing,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 28, 2025 06:03 PM PHT

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