Tanudan Bridge linking major roads 75% complete

Tabuk City, Kalinga ─ The construction of the Dumanay Bridge linking the upper barangays to the circumferential-provincial road from Taloctoc to Mangali to the national highway in Tanudan is now 75% complete, according to Fernando Cosidon of the Office of Congressman Allen jesse Mangaoang.

This was confirmed when Mangaoang together with the personnel of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Lower Kalinga District Engineering Office inspected the on-going construction of the Dumanay Bridge at Banagao, Poblacion, Tanudan on June 20.

The construction of the bridge is part of the PhP100 million fund from the General Appropriation Act (GAA) 2020 for the 2.2-kilometer road improvement of the supposed development of National Road from Lubo, Tanudan going to Barlig, Mountain Province and Banaue, Ifugao.

Cosidon said the Congressman initiated to work out for the allocation of the fund from the General Appropriation Act (GAA) for 2020.

It is expected that the bridge be completed this year.

Dumanay bridge is a vital link not only because it connects the municipal center of Tanudan and its upper barangays, but also it connects the circumferential-provincial road of Barangays Taloctoc and Mangali to the national highway.

Additionally, it provides an alternate route from Tabuk City to Banaue, Ifugao.

With the completion of the project, it is said that transport shall be safer and faster for products ferried to the market and for tourists to access attractions and sites of interest in the municipality.

Cosidon affirmed that the office of the Congressman shall continue to work out for the annual funding for the bridge until the development is finished.

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