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The P161 million bridge project that is being constructed to link the municipalities of Maasin and Alimodian, Iloilo is now substantially completed.

In his report, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 Director Wenceslao M. Leaño, Jr. said that the 191.8-linear meter Aganan Bridge Project which is being implemented along Mandurriao-San Miguel-Alimodian-Maasin-Cabatuan Road in Alimodian, Iloilo is almost complete with some remaining works in slope protection and bridge approaches.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte, together with Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Philippines Zhao Jianhua, and Manila City Mayor Joseph Marcelo E. Estrada, conducted the groundbreaking ceremony of the two (2) China Grant-Aid Bridges Project, Binondo-Intramuros Bridge and Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge.

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar personally check the progress of works on the ongoing Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) Project.

During the inspection, Secretary Villar said the construction and acquisition of road right-of-way (ROW) for CALAx are being fast tracked to complete the project within the planned 2020 deadline.

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, together with Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda, inspected the on-going improvement project of the Pasig-Marikina River Channel.

The Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP) will mitigate the frequent inundation or massive flooding caused by the overflowing of Pasig-Marikina River resulting in severe damages to lives, properties and infrastructure in Metro Manila.