By Rachelle M. Nessia
CEBU CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) ---
Motorists in Cebu taking the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge are urged to follow traffic
signs as repairs on said bridge kicked off yesterday.
Signages and notices guiding motorists on which lanes to take have already been
put up by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in line with their
rehabilitation of the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge for a
target period of 70 days.
The two bridges connect the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu.
Phase 1 of the repair work on the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge started yesterday (Feb.
25) covering the left side of the first lane from Mandaue facing to Mactan.
The repair work is to remove and replace the dilapidated asphalt pavement
including sidewalk for a target of eight days.
Engr. Eda de Guzman, chief of maintenance section of DPWH Cebu 6th Engineering
District, said there will always be one lane open for motorists to use during
the repair work.
“We assure the public that there’s always one open lane for traffic going
towards Lapu-Lapu. We will be doing one lane at a time,” she told reporters
during a press conference held at the Philippine Information Agency here.
De Guzman also assured that there will always be one lane open for traffic
flowing to Lapu-Lapu so as not to disrupt the schedule of commuters taking
flights at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City.
Edwin Ermac, head of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM), said
barriers will be installed to guide vehicles towards the open lanes.
Traffic enforcers from TEAM and the Lapu-Lapu City Traffic Management System
will be posted in the area, especially in traffic bottleneck points.
Peter Dy of PLD Construction undertaking the repair work on the two bridges
assured to meet the target completion dates to lessen the inconvenience on the
riding public.
The old Mandaue-Mactan bridge was last repaired in December 2008. The asphalt
was removed and replaced with a new one.
The Marcelo Fernan Bridge, on the other hand, has not undergone any
rehabilitation since it was opened in 1999. (RMN/PIA-Cebu)