Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that a new 2-lane bridge across Angat River in Bustos, Bulacan is about to be completed by Shimizu Corporation and joint venture FF Cruz. The widening works for segment of the bypass covered by contract package 3 (CP3) with a total length of 2.22 kilometers including the 2 bridges, the 1,121 meters crossing Angat River and Bridge No. 9 with a length of 40.86 meters. Widening the previously undertaken CP3 under Shimizu Corporation and F.F. Cruz & Co., Inc. Joint Venture started on July 2014 includes the construction of majestic 1,121 meters bridge spanning Angat River with 7 span pre-stressed concrete continuous box girder by balance cantilever method, construction of Bridge No. 9 with a length of 40.86 meters, 1,063 meters road paving with 300 millimeters thick portland concrete cement, and four (4) units of reinforced concrete box culvert.
Angat Bridge is part of the 24-kilometer Plaridel Bypass Road has been fully linked in May 2018 to the North Luzon Expressway in Barangay Burol, Balagtas and Maharlika Highway in Barangay Maasim, San Rafael, Bulacan.
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