Cebu-Cordova bridge main span now connected
CEBU CITY – The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) reached a major construction milestone on Tuesday with the final main bridge piece now cast, cementing a feat that is more than three years in the making. The Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) and its subsidiary, Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC), wrapped up the construction on the main bridge deck with a special joint concreting rites covering the remaining two-meter gap.
Stitching the remaining gap unites the deck of Tower 2 with that of Tower 1, a symbolic achievement of finally linking the quaint town of Cordova in Mactan Island to the highly urbanized Cebu City in the mainland. The main bridge deck hovers 51 meters above the Mactan Channel.The 8.5-kilometer CCLEX will be using a fully electronic toll collection system once opened to motorists.MPTC and CCLEC thanked the hundreds of skilled foreign and local workers behind the construction of the main bridge who defied some work challenges. Among these are working at heights in the middle of the Mactan Channel with live marine traffic and following stringent health and safety protocols because of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
CCLEX’s main contractor is Cebu Link Joint Venture composed of Spanish-based firm, Acciona Construccion S.A., and Filipino companies First Balfour and DM Consunji Inc.CCLEC also engaged COWI A/S of Denmark with the Philippines’ DCCD Engineering Corp. as its technical advisor and Norconsult, a Norweigan consultancy firm, as the project’s independent consultant.As of August 2021, there was a total of 1,936 workers fielded for the entire CCLEX project rendering 15,199,178 total man-hours.
CCLEX, which will be the third link to Mactan Island from Cordova to mainland Cebu through Cebu City’s South Road Properties, has a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour and a navigational clearance or height of 51 meters to allow large vessels to pass underneath the bridge.Not only is CCLEX seen to reduce traffic and make traveling more convenient but also spur trade activities and open greater economic opportunities for Cebu and the rest of the Visayas region.
(The content of this report is from John Rey Saavedra/PNA)
(Figure 1) I could say that having Cebu-Cordova expressway is such a big help because it provides convenience to many people. It aims to improve access to Mactan-Cebu International Airport and ease congestion along existing bridge crossings, providing a faster connection from Mactan Island to Cebu City and mainland Cebu for both business travelers and tourists.
(Figure 2) It is also hoped the Mangrove Propagation and Information Center will aid efforts to grow ecotourism in the area. Similar initiatives in Pangasinan and Siargao by the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation have seen a successful boost in eco-tourist numbers in these regions. Locals have also found new economic opportunities as guides for tourists on river cruises and snorkelling trips in these regions.
Sources: https://www.google.com/ www.nationalgeographic.com
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway（Ccclex）は、火曜日のメジャーの建設マイルストーンに達しました。 Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.（MPTC）とその子会社CEBU Cordova Link Expressway Corp.（CCLEC）は、残りの2メートルのギャップを覆っている特別な関節コンクリート儀式でメインブリッジデッキの構造を巻き付けます。
残りのギャップをステッチすると、タワー1のデッキは、マクタン島のCordovaの象の象の象の象の象のCordovaを本土の高度に都市化されたセブシティに結びつける象徴的な成果です。メインブリッジデッキはマクタンチャンネルの上に51メートルを上回っています。誰が何らかの仕事の課題を犯した。これらの中でも、コロナウイルス病（Covid-19）のパンデミックのために、ライブマリントラフィックを伴うマクタンチャネルの途中で高さで働いています。
CCLEXの主な請負業者は、スペイン語ベースの会社、Acciona Construccion SA、Filipino Contruccion SAからなるCebu Link合弁事業で、フィリピンのDCCDエンジニアリング株式会社とのCowi A / Sを受賞しました。また、ノルヤガンコンサルタント会社、ノルヤガンコンサルタント会社は、プロジェクトの独立コンサルタントとして2021年8月の労働者全体の総労働者全体に分類された合計1,936人の労働者がいました。
CCCLEXは、CCLEX、CERDAVAからCEBU市の南道の施設へのマクタン島への3番目のリンクになり、1時間あたり80キロメートルの設計スピードと51メートルのナビゲーションクリアランスや51メートルの高さがあります。 。わずかでは交通を減らし、より便利な旅行をすることが見られるCCCLEXだけでなく、貿易活動を推進し、セブの残りの部分と他のヴィサヤ地域の経済的機会も開発しています。