Butuan’s Magsaysay Bridge to close again on Oct. 1 for repairs

Butuan’s Magsaysay Bridge to close again on Oct. 1 for repairs

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — For nearly seven decades, the Magsaysay Bridge in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, has stood above the Agusan River as more than a passageway of steel and concrete. It has witnessed Butuan’s transformation—from a riverside settlement to a growing regional center in Northeastern Mindanao, carrying generations of workers, students, traders, and families across its span every day. But after a brief reopening last Sept. 21, it will close again starting Oct. 1 to give wa