NEW BRIDGE. The aerial view of San Juanico Bridge that connects the islands of Leyte and Samar. The national government will need PHP9.17 billion to build the second San Juanico Bridge, an alternative structure that connects the two islands, the Department of Public Works and Highways said on Tuesday (July 26, 2022). (Photo courtesy of Lyle Aranas) TACLOBAN CITY - The national government will need PHP9.17 billion to build the second San Juanico Bridge connecting the islands of Leyte and Samar, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday. DPWH Eastern Visayas regional director Allan Borromeo said the conduct of initial feasibility study for the proposed project has been completed and it passed the 10 percent economic internal rate of return set by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The proposed budget will primarily be used for the construction of bridge superstructure, substructure, embankment, concrete girders, and relocation of power transm
HIGH TIDE. A major street in Tacloban City flooded by seawater for hours on July 13, 2022. The situation could be a result of rising sea level and heavy siltation, an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Thursday (July 14).(Photo courtesy of Clemelle Montallana) TACLOBAN CITY - The high tide that twice submerged a road section here this year could be due to the rising sea level and heavy siltation, an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday. PAGASA Tacloban weather station chief Mario Penaranda said the unusual sea level rise reported on June 17 and July 13 calls for local authorities to check the structural setting of the area. "It's possible that this is an effect of global sea level rise during high tide or maybe the area is heavily silted and needs dredging," Penaranda told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in a phone interview.
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