This does not happen very often. But a heavily-loaded truck that chose to be the wrong bridge at the wrong time has earned its owner the appropriate charges that the City Engineering Office will be filing the soonest.
Engr. Joseph Felizarta of the CEO said the truck that weighed up to 10 tons excluding cargo crossed the Riverside Calinan Bridge on May 6, triggering the bridge’s collapse.
Felizarta did not divulge the name of the operator of the truck. The bridge had a 5-ton capacity and was strictly used for light vehicles only.
Felizarta said that they have forwarded their report to the City Legal Office to determine what charges will be filed against the truck’s owner. He said they are in constant communication with the truck owner.
According to Felizarta, the restoration of the concrete bridge will have a cost taxpayers an estimated P20 to P30Million.
Felizarta said that the operator will be possibly charged with damages.
Presently, a temporary foot bridge was built for people to cross across but all vehicles have been advised to use another route to get to Calinan or vice versa.
