This is the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, one of the most beautiful bridges to be ever constructed in the country. Yes it is currently being constructed, and is actually more than half-way done!
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Courtesy of Mark Villar, DPWH, Cebu Government, Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, Dissing+Welting, SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas & Carlos Fernandez Casado, ACCIONA-FB-DMCI JV.
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This is Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, and it is one of the most impressive infrastructure projects in the Philippines. This ambitious master plan is positioned to rise as the longest and tallest bridge in the country and set to become Cebu’s iconic landmark. The entire cost of this project is over 30 billion pesos! With a total length of 8.25 kilometers and a width of 27, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway will feature two lanes in each direction that will serve 40,000 vehicles a day. This increased access has the potential to open up the entire region. The toll bridge will be built with a 400 meters cable-stayed main span and a 60 meters navigation clearance, to allow ships to navigate. It will be supported by two single pylons with a height of 145 meters. There is a unique character on top of the two high pylons, a lighted cross. The infrastructure will also include construction of viaduct approach bridges, causeway, roadways, on-and-off ramps, secondary bridges, and toll facilities. The link will start at Cebu South Coastal Road Tunnel, Cebu and end at the Cordova town, Mactan Island.
The expressway is expected to ensure improved connectivity and reduce traffic congestion in Metro Cebu. It will also support tourism growth by positioning Cordova as the major gateway for island tourism in Bohol, the Visayas region and mainland Cebu. This much-needed connection is poised to help create jobs and cut the economic losses caused by congestion that travelers face trying to get around the land. The expressway bridge will serve as an alternative route between Cebu City and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, reducing the travel time by approximately 40 minutes. Business travelers could soon cut down on the amount of time they spend getting to and from the airport. Tourists would have easier access to both Cebu City and to the island-hopping planes that can encourage them to see more of the Philippines. In addition, Cebu-Cordova toll bridge is intended to further improve economic rise and business activities in Cebu Province. Cebu City has been one of the most important trade hubs in the Philippines since its earliest days. It is home to 80% of national shipping companies operating in the Philippines and is the main domestic shipping hub in the country.
The total cost of Cebu-Cordova expressway is estimated to be up to 30 billion pesos, which will be funded through a combination of debt, equity and internal cash. The project was approved by the Cebu Provincial Board in 2016. A joint venture agreement was signed by Metro Pacific Tollways Development and the local government units of Cebu City and the municipality of Cordova in April 2016. The feasibility study of this was conducted by Parsons Brinckerhoff in 2015. Parsons Brinckerhoff is a multinational engineering and design company in the USA and it is known to have a lot of infrastructure projects. Philippines-based engineering consulting firm DCCD Engineering Corporation and Danish consulting group COWI have been appointed to provide design and technical advice to MPTDC for the Cebu-Cordova road project in September 2016. Danish architecture and design firm DISSING+WEITLING was contracted by MPTDC to provide style and renderings for the project. The Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation was established by MPTDC to design, finance, construct, operate and manage the bridge through a public-private partnership framework, under a 35-year concession agreement with LGU partners.The official ground-breaking ceremony of the toll bridge was held in March 2017, while integration is scheduled for 2022.
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