ICYMI: The BGC-Ortigas Bridge Is Partially Open

There may have been a delay or two, but the Santa Monica-Lawton Bridge, also known as the BGC-Ortigas Bridge, has finally been opened to motorists.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated the new piece of infrastructure, now officially named the Kalayaan Bridge on June 12. In a statement, the agency called the achievement "a fitting Independence Day gift" for the general public.

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"With the opening of this bridge, DPWH is a few steps closer to completing the entire BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road Project that will reduce travel time between Bonifacio Global City and Pasig City/Mandaluyong City to only 12 minutes," DPWH secretary Mark Villar said in a statement following the inauguration.

The structure, which is part of the 1.37-kilometer BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road Project, is expected to serve as an alternate route for vehicles traveling between the cities of Makati, Pasig, and Taguig, and is part of the larger BGC-Ortigas Center Link Road Project. It was supposed to be open to vehicles by May 2021, but due to delays, the inauguration was pushed back to Independence Day. 

This story originally appeared on Topgear.com.ph. Minor edits have been made by the SPOT.ph editors.

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