NO Excuse For Closing Kalaklan Bridge

Comment from a reader on "Misrepresentation Of The Bridgeworks":

Build a Jollibridge at Main Gate

I have no idea what's really going on with the main gate bridge, but here's my guess. They did an engineering inspection and found out it was not stable enough to safely be used by traffic. So they were forced to close it, but they had zero plans or budget for rebuilding it. So they put out a bogus story about it being improved and scratched their heads (or butts) and tried to figure out what to do. Bridge building and repairing are not cheap and easy activities. They need advanced planning and good budgeting: two things that SBMA can't master. It doesn't make sense for SBMA to close the main gate bridge as part of some kind of scam or conspiracy. Both Olongapo and SBMA benefit from that bridge. It is most likely closed for a simpler reason: it's no longer safe and they can't afford to fix it.

Can we get Jollibee to fix the bridge? They must be losing a bundle by its closure and they are far more organized than SBMA. (They are already helping to finance the SBMA police department via the SBMA Jollicops police kobans.)

There are rumors about the Kalaklan bridge as well. That is a vital artery to Zambales, particularly now with the SCTEX in operation. If they have to close that bridge due to structural safety issues, and then spend a year butt scratching about how to pay for fixing it, it will be a devastating blow to Subic tourism.

What else is going to fall apart in the Freeport in the next few years with no plans for fixing it? Hopefully, SBMA is asking that question.

[The Subic Bulletin] We believe the main gate bridge delay has been SBMA waiting for Ayala to pay for it as part of the mall development. This looks like its going to happen.

The Kalaklan bridge is another story, there is plenty of room to the side of the bridge to build a temporary bridge like they do elsewhere. There is no excuse to close this bridge without having a temporary lifeline to Zambales. SBMA boasts they have control of the land way to the north for further development so there is NO excuse for cutting it off.