Newly-rehabilitated Ramain bridge now open to motorists

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 17 (PIA) –  Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman and Provincial Governor Mamintal A. Adiong, Jr. inaugurated the newly-rehabilitated Ramain Bridge in Bubong town on February 15, highlighting the government’s commitment to enhance mobility of motorists. 

The bridge, located along the Lake Lanao Circumferential Road, has a total length of 61.36 meters and a width of 7.32 meters.

Governor Adiong said it would now be easier for residents of the first district of Lanao del Sur to go to Marawi City and other parts of the province with the rehabilitated bridge.

Before, the residents of the towns located in the first district had to take a farther detour with limited space just to get to Marawi City because the slabs and riprap of the bridge became dilapidated causing inconvenience to motorists.

The bridge was originally built in 1969. Rehabilitation works started in 2015 when the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the ARMM released P12.3 million from its 2014 infrastructure funds.

Together with some other provincial officials, Hataman and Adiong made a ceremonial drive-through of the bridge which is part of the government’s plan to develop local communities.

Hataman said it is the commitment of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to make ARMM a progressive region with developed provinces and cities. (Ahmad Nour-al-dinn A. Tamano/APB/PIA-10)