Arroyo orders building of bridge between Cebu, Mandaue

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday to start the construction of a P48-million bridge that would ease traffic congestion at a major artery between the cities of Cebu and Mandaue.

The President issued the instruction to Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane after she inspected the proposed site of the bridge in Barangay (Villages) Canduman and Cabancalan in Mandaue City, said Cebu 6th district Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz on Sunday.

Soon-Ruiz, who initiated the bridge project, said the President wanted DPWH to publish the invitation to bid by Thursday (Aug. 28) to ensure the start of construction by October. Inquirer.net