Surely It Can't Be True - Another Bridge Closing

Comment from a reader on the closing of Kalaklan Bridge and Gate:

There is a rumor going around that the Kalaklan bridge will be closing on December 15, 2009 for repairs.

If this is true then the only exit into Olongapo will be the Rizal extension bridge. Currently, because of the lack of knowledge or lack of caring this bridge/gate backs up with traffic entering and exiting the Freeport. Is this rumor true, how long will the bridge be closed and will "repairs" to this bridge be the same as the "non-repairs" to the Main Gate bridge???

and another:

Yesterday while driving to SBMA, I was told by the guard that the Kalaklan gate will be closed on December 15, 2009. The guard told me the bridge will be under repair for "4 to 6 months maybe".

So now we have to drive all the way into Olongapo and use the Rizal Gate or go down to 14th street.

I remember when they closed the Main Gate, they said it would be under repair for 2 months.

That was almost 2 years ago and still closed.

[The Subic Bulletin] Rizal Ave is already choked from the extra strain put on it from the Main Gate being closed, forcing all north bound traffic through the same choked thoroughfare is mismanagement at its worse.

If the bridge really needs repair a second bridge should be built on the bay side of the existing bridge as they would do in other countries. There is room on both sides of the river for the bridge to be added, even a bailey bridge would keep the gate open!

SBMA please show some common sense?