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The Davao-Samal Bridge (SIDC) is a $394 million project that will connect Davao with Samal Island. The project’s groundbreaking began in 2022 but has since run into problems over right-of-way and environmental concerns. Interlinking Islands, the Davao-Samal Bridge The Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) is a proposed bridge project that will connect Davao City and Samal. The bridge will cross the Pakiputan Strait and will be 4.07 kilometers long. The Davao-Samal bridge is a flagship project under the Former President Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program. Almost 90 percent or $325 million of the total cost of the bridge is funded through a loan from the Chinese state government. The bridge development will cost an overall $394 million to construct and build. The groundbreaking ceremony for the SIDC was held in October of 2022, led by Philippine President Bong Bong Marcos. The project is now listed as one of the 12 mega bridge projects under the current administration’s Build, Better, More program of 2023. Once completed, the bridge is expected to reduce travel time from Davao to Samal from a 30-minute ferry ride to only 5 minutes via vehicle. Aside from that, the bridge can accommodate 25,000 vehicles daily. The Davao-Samal Bridge will be a suspended cable-stayed bridge. It will have a vertical clearance of 47 meters and its longest span is 270 meters. The bridge will also have a 24-meter wide 4-lane road and will cater to motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles. |
