The old Clarin Bridge crossed over the Loboc River and connected the coastal town of Loay to Loboc, which is one of the main entry points to the province’s interior towns in the Philippines, collapsed 2 weeks ago.
Traffic has since been rerouted after the bridge collapsed.
Authorities have pinpointed overloading and the bridge’s old age as causes behind the collapse.
The bridge was built in the 1970s and was among the slew of infrastructures affected by the 7.2-magnitude quake that jolted Bohol in 2013.
Now, a new bridge which is so marvelous and a work of art is about to be opened.
The new infrastructure was already “over 90 percent” done when the the old bridge collapsed last week prompting the DPWH’s head office to expedite the remaining works on the approaches.
The new infrastructure, poised to be the second Nielsen-type bridge in the country, was designed to be 104 meters long and 6.7 meters wide including the sidewalk.