Golden Gate Bridge district approves $1B in seismic retrofit work

A decades-long plan to reinforce the Golden Gate Bridge to withstand major earthquakes is moving into its final phase of construction. The board governing the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which manages the span, voted Friday to authorize about $1.01 billion in allocations toward the project, which has surged in cost. It is […]

Infrastructure damage in Masbate quake at P23.96M so far —DPWH

Infrastructure damage caused by the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Masbate on Tuesday has reached P23.96 million, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday. In a statement, the DPWH said that post-earthquake assessment teams were deployed to the island and have assessed the partial cost of damage to roads at P5.64 million, damage […]