Panguil Bay Bridge is an under construction bridge which will connect

Tangub Tangub, officially the City of Tangub ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tangub; fil, Lungsod ng Tangub), is a 4th class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,389 people. Tang ...

Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Ph ...

and Tubod,

Lanao del Norte Lanao del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Lanao''; tl, Hilagang Lanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Ranao''), officially the Province of Lanao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. T ...

. The bridge when completed will become the longest water-spanning bridge in the

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, surpassing the

San Juanico Bridge The San Juanico Bridge ( fil, Tulay ng San Juanico; war, Tulay han San Juanico) is part of the Pan-Philippine Highway and stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder via ...

. The groundbreaking ceremony for the bridge was held on November 27, 2018. Construction officially began on February 28, 2020. The bridge is party funded under the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Agreement with

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n firm Kyong-Ho Engineering and Architect Co. Ltd. involved in the construction. Expenses not covered by the loan will be funded by the Philippine national government. , the project is more than 50% complete, with partial operations expected by 2023. Upon its completion, travel time between Tangub and Tubod will be cut from 2.5 hours to just a few minutes.

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