Php 3.126 billion Bridge donated by China to Davao to be completed sooner, now at 16% complete

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I posted a Video about the Davao River Bridge or Bucana Bridge a couple of Weeks ago, and now there’s another update about it from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) after their latest Inspection Report of it. 

And its all great News, first of all is that the Progress of the Bridge is now around 16% complete, or twice that of the 8% complete as per the last update. And second, the Bridge is now scheduled to be completed around four Months earlier, to November 2025 instead of the first Quarter of 2026 that was announced before. 

Php 3.126 billion Bridge donated by China to Davao starts Construction

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Good News for the People of the Philippines as the Bridge Project that China is donating to the City of Davao has started construction already as per the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 

The Total Project Cost of this Bridge is actually Php 4.304 billion, or approximately Usd 76.5 million assuming an Exchange Rate of Php 56.72 for every one United States (US) Dollar. However, a vast majority of that cost is being donated or granted by China to the Philippines to the tune of Php 3.126 billion or Usd 55 million. 

China GIVES another Bridge to Philippines, the Php 3.126 billion Bucana Bridge in Davao

The Davao River Bridge or Bucana Bridge, Image by the DPWH

This comes as a bit of a surprise for me since the current Administration of Bobong Bong Marcos (BBM) is Anti-China and Pro-United States (US), but it is good that China nonetheless has decided to go forward with the construction of the “Davao River Bridge” or the “Bucana Bridge”. 

This happened when the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently signed a Contract with the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for its construction.