NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur: The City Engineering Office and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have recommended the temporary closure of Colgante Bridge here for the Peñafrancia fluvial parade on September 17, saying the bridge is unfit to carry heavy load.
The recommendation was made to avoid a repeat of a fatal accident 44 years ago where more than 100 pilgrims and devotees died after the old bridge collapsed while the procession was in progress on September 15, 1972.
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