Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Philippines

Abstract

The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) is a proposed 32km sea-crossing bridge at the mouth of Manila Bay, Philippines. BCIB will connect Bataan to Cavite, to unlock opportunity for economic growth and expansion outside Metro Manila. It comprises of land viaducts, marine viaducts and two cable-stay navigation bridges of 400m and 900m span. The bridge link has to cater for extreme conditions of deep water, seismicity, typhoons and ship impact. The paper will describe the feasibility studies, preliminary design of the link and how the bridge options were assessed in order to achieve an optimum solution.