Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)

October 13, 2022 Dear MA. ALEANA KRISTINA SY, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 12, 2022 02:29:16 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Standards of Footbridge Construction. Response to your request You may refer to the AASHTO’s LRFD Guide Specifications for the Design of Pedestrian Bridges for the design of the overpass/footbridge. You may also refer to the DPWH Department Order No. 53 series of 2016 (https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/references/issuances/department_order) for the minimum vertical clearance above the roadway for footbridge structures along National highways, which is readily available on the DPWH website under Issuances. It is also suggested that coordination/inquiry be made on the concerned local government who has the jurisdiction on the location of the pedestrian bridge. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Andro Santiago FOI Officer