08/10/2025
The construction of the Cabagan–Santa Maria Bridge beside the old structure began on November 2014. The bridge's "aesthetic design" is meant to fulfill the structure's role as a landmark. It also intended to replace an older concrete bridge. Bridge engineer Cañete and United Technology Consolidated Partnership (UTCP) were behind the bridge’s structural design.
The Cabagan-Santa Maria bridge was planned to be completed by 2019 but was finished in 2021. Structural defects were detected within the year. Light vehicles and bicycles are allowed to use it in times of emergencies such as flooding which submerges the old bridge.
In 2023, the DPWH awarded R.D. Interior Junior Construction the implement the final retrofitting of the bridge. The bridge was then formally completed on February 1, 2025. The bridge cost ₱1.225 billion to build.