A 32-KILOMETER-LONG interisland bridge that will cut travel time between the provinces of Bataan and Cavite from more than three hours to just 20 to 30 minutes will break ground later this year, Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan announced Tuesday.

DPWH Secretary Bonoan said the Department of Public Works and Highways informed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday that the project will be implemented this year, with its detailed engineering plan already 70 percent completed.