Philippines Marcos Bridge Tender

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority MMDA announced on Thursday that the closure of the eastbound portion of the Marcos Bridge along Marcos Highway set on May 4 2019 at 11 pm. will be delayed for a week. In a statement MMDA said that the closure of the eastbound portion of Marcos Bridge is moved to May 11 2019 Saturday.The MMDA decided to delay the road closure following a coordination meeting with Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH and its private contractor and SM Marikina.According to MMDA the private contractor is not yet ready to push through with the rehabilitation project after an ocular inspection was conducted in the area.Private contractor has yet to open an intersection for trucks traversing the area install traffic signal for trucks from Libis going to Katipunan in Quezon City open a slot at the median island for eastbound vehicular traffic or vehicles from Cubao to Antipolo and install all signage informing the public of the project the MMDA in a statement said.The MMDA also gave the private contractor a week to complete the necessary preparations to minimize the possible inconvenience the closure would cause.Earlier the agency announced the closure of the eastbound portion of Marcos Bridge for a period of four to five months for rehabilitation works.