2025 Guadalupe bridge closure set
THE GUADALUPE bridge along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue will be closed starting October 2025 for repairs, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Thursday.
In a virtual press briefing, Acting Chairman Romando S. Artes said a temporary bridge will be constructed starting January 2025 before the closure of the Guadalupe bridge.
A temporary bridge will take 10 months to build. While the construction of the new Guadalupe bridge will last 3 to 4 months, he added.
The retrofitting of the 60-year-old bridge is necessary after inspections show parts of it are vulnerable to seismic activity. Pasig River ferry operations won’t be affected by the closure, he added.
The Department of Public Works and Highways is expected to award the construction by December with the terms of reference indicating the bridge must be done within 17 months.
“In effect, it would take more or less 17 months to construct the outer lanes of the bridge,” Mr. Artes said in mixed English and Filipino. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana