The Department of Public Works and Highways declares Namnama Bridge open to public transportation starting December 10, 2016.
Director Reynaldo S. Tamayo confirmed that the project is already passable just in time before the project contract expires by December 16, 2016.
The reconstruction of the said provincial bridge is considered a high-impact infrastructure and will directly help a lot of people in the area.
Director Tamayo said that it is an essential permanent bridge link towards the city proper of Koronadal. It caters to people transporting through and from the barangays of Koronadal and the municipalities of Lutayan and Columbio in the province of Sultan Kudarat.
He also stressed that this bridge is beneficial mostly to farmers and local commodity vendors in the area.
The Namnama Bridge is a 60 linear meter pre-stressed concrete girder (PSCG) bridge with 2 spans at 30 meters per span, resting on bored piles traversing the Marbel River.
This is reconstructed after being damaged by strong floods last June 24, 2015. The reconstruction cost the national government with 70-million pesos under the CY 2016 DPWH Infrastructure budget.
