| Bridge Name: | Panguil Bay Bridge |
| Crosses: | Panguil Bay |
| Locale: | Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub, Misamis Occidental |
| Mainspan: | 150m (490feet) |
| Length: | 3.77km (02.34miles) |
| Begin: | February 28, 2020 |
| Cost: | ₱7.37 billion (2023 estimate)[1] |
| Open: | September 27, 2024[2] |
| Replaces: | Ozamiz–Mukas ferry[3] |
| Coordinates: | 8.0572°N 123.7764°W |
The Panguil Bay Bridge is a 3.77km (02.34miles) extradosed bridge that crosses Panguil Bay. It connects Tangub in Misamis Occidental and Tubod in Lanao del Norte. It is currently the longest water-spanning bridge in Mindanao. It also reduces the travel time between Tangub and Tubod from 2.5 hours to just a few minutes.
Plans for a bridge in Panguil Bay had been planned as early as 1998, when a pre-feasibility study was conducted.[4] Discussions on the Panguil Bay Bridge project would begin in 2014.[5]
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved the Panguil Bay Bridge Project in 2015, with the Department of Public Works and Highways designated as the implementing agency.[6] A loan agreement between the Bureau of Treasury and the Export–Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) was signed on April 28, 2016,[7] More than two years later, the groundbreaking ceremony for the bridge was held on November 27, 2018.[8] [9]
Construction officially began on 28 February 2020.[10], the project was 90% complete,[11] with Imelda Dimaporo, governor of Lanao del Norte, announcing that the bridge would be opened to traffic by August.[12] The final concrete pouring ceremony was held on July 4, 2024.[13]
The bridge was party funded under the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Agreement. The bridge was designed and constructed by Korean contractor Namkwang Engineering & Construction Corporation in a joint venture with Kukdong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. and Gumgwang Construction Co. Ltd. The project management consulting was provided by Yooshin Engineering Corporation, in a joint venture with Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Ltd. and Kyong-Ho Engineering & Architects Co. Ltd. Expenses not covered by the loan were funded by the Philippine national government.[14]
On September 27, 2024, the 3.169km (01.969miles) bridge was formally inaugurated and opened to traffic as the longest sea bridge in Mindanao.[4] [5] [15] [16]