Philippines bridges deal from China

Funding from China will help pay for two bridge projects in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
June 23, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Funding from China will help pay for two bridge projects in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The US$72 million package will pay for the construction of two new bridges. The construction will help improve traffic flow in the city, which suffers chronic congestion. The two new crossings being planned are the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge and Binondo-Intramuros Bridge.

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