Construction of Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge moved to 2025

Last year, the Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) announced that work on the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge project will start in early 2024 with the groundbreaking ceremony set for late 2023.

Fast forward to the middle of 2024 and there have been changes in the mega project's plans. Recently, the DPWh announced that construction for the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge has been moved to early/mid-2025. According to DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral, the delay in the construction of the said bridge was due to the government taking its time in looking for the best financing package available.

“Sourcing the funding has been really the problem. We’re trying to get the best financing package for this biggest project of the DPWH and finally, we are able to do so. I think last week we just held the bidding for the first contract packages,” said Cabral.

Despite the delay, Cabral mentioned that the detailed engineering design (DED) of the mega bridge project had been completed while the bidding of the initial contract package was held last week.

“Hopefully, it will be started either by early part of next year or middle of next year,” added Cabral.

As mentioned before, the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge will span a total of 32 kilometers. It will have an initial cost of PHP 219 billion (up from the previous 187 billion), the mega project will be built over Manila Bay and will significantly reduce travel time between Bataan and Cavite from 5 hours to around 30 minutes once completed.

With the start of construction moved to 2025, we're hoping the DPWH will be able to start on the ambitious project starting next year.