{"id":24219,"date":"2026-08-27T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/?p=24219"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:56:36","slug":"dpwh-biliran-deo-undertakes-p4-9-million-repair-of-mapuyo-bridge-in-kawayan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/2026\/08\/27\/dpwh-biliran-deo-undertakes-p4-9-million-repair-of-mapuyo-bridge-in-kawayan\/","title":{"rendered":"DPWH-BILIRAN DEO UNDERTAKES P4.9-MILLION REPAIR OF MAPUYO BRIDGE IN KAWAYAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kawayan, Biliran (BiliranDEO) \u2013\u00a0The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Biliran District Engineering Office (DEO) is undertaking the P4.9-million rehabilitation\/ repair of Mapuyo Bridge (B00040BR) along the Biliran Circumferential Road in Kawayan, Biliran. This project is funded under the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA)- Bridge Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bridge sustained damage during Typhoon Tino in November 2025. The project includes replacement of damaged slope protection, installation of a weir and gabions along the riverbed, and installation of a seismic gap above the pier. It is already 70.16% complete as of July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District Engineer Irwin L. Antonio said the project is aimed at strengthening the bridge and ensuring the safety and uninterrupted passage of motorists and goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-1820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mapuyo Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are undertaking these repairs to restore the bridge\u2019s structural integrity, prevent further damage, and ensure safer and more reliable travel for motorists and the movement of goods along the Biliran Circumferential Road,\u201d Antonio said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kawayan, Biliran (BiliranDEO) \u2013\u00a0The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Biliran District Engineering Office (DEO) is undertaking the P4.9-million rehabilitation\/ repair of Mapuyo Bridge (B00040BR) along the Biliran Circumferential Road in Kawayan, Biliran. This project is funded under the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA)- Bridge Program. The bridge sustained damage during Typhoon Tino in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-currentevents"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MapuyoBridge2-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24222,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219\/revisions\/24222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biliranisland.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}