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Trucks/heavy vehicles with gross vehicle weight of 30 tons are allowed to cross San Juanico Bridge one way at a time from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. starting December 17
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Trucks are requested to continue maintaining a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour and a 40-meter distance apart while crossing the bridge
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The previously announced dry run on December 18 for a daytime schedule has been postponed for further consultation
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Last December 12, the bridge was partially reopened to two-way traffic under a 15-ton load limit
Trucks and other heavy vehicles with gross vehicle weight of 30 tons are allowed to cross San Juanico Bridge one way at a time from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. starting December 17.
Trucks are requested to continue maintaining a speed limit of 30 kilometers (km) per hour and a 40-meter distance apart while crossing the bridge, according to a public advisory by the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office VIII (DPWH Region 8).
Meanwhile, DPWH Region 8 said the previously announced dry run on December 18 for a daytime schedule has been postponed for further consultation.
The development comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on December 12 partially reopened the bridge to two-way traffic under a 15-ton load limit. He earlier ordered the expedited retrofitting and restoration of San Juanico Bridge and to increase the bridge’s three-ton load limit to 12 tons by December.
DPWH reported the completion of portal shoring works, providing temporary structural support that allows retrofitting to proceed safely without adding stress to the bridge. With these measures in place, the bridge can now accommodate two-way traffic under the prescribed load limit while permanent strengthening works continue.
Marcos assured that full rehabilitation of the bridge to restore its original load capacity of 33 tons will be completed next year.
DPWH last May implemented a three-ton vehicle weight limit on the 2.16-km bridge, which serves as the only permanent land link between the islands of Samar and Leyte, to make way for the bridge’s rehabilitation.
The weight restriction significantly disrupted passenger and cargo traffic between the regions.
Built in 1969 and opened in 1973, the San Juanico Bridge remains a vital artery for Eastern Visayas, supporting the movement of people, goods, and regional commerce.
