President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived in Cagayan province on Monday to inaugurate the P639.89-million bridge in Barangay Masi, Pamplona town.
The new 489.9-linear meter bridge replaces the 50-year-old highway bridge that connects Cagayan Valley to the Ilocos Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
The newly constructed bridge is expected to promote socio-economic development and spur rapid growth in terms of economic and tourism activities in Pamplona and its neighboring towns as it provides better transport facilities for goods and agricultural products of farmers and traders among the regions.
According to Public Works and Highways Regional Director Engineer Neri Bueno, the bridge is made of nine-span structural steel girders with asphalt overlay concrete deck slab. It has eight piers and two abutments, and its roadway and approaches were widened.
From Pamplona, President Aquino proceeded to Tuguegarao City for a meeting with local leaders and members of the community at the Cagayan National High School in Barangay San Gabriel.
