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Agana and Aquino Bridges (Tarlac River) (2026)

Philippines · Scour · 1 deaths · RC girder river bridges on pile-founded piers

Southwest-monsoon rain swelled the Tarlac River; the Aquino Bridge was damaged on 28 August and traffic was diverted to Agana…

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