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Philippines expressway stretch opening

A key stretch of a new expressway in the Philippines is opening shortly.
By MJ Woof July 3, 2020 Read time: 1 min
A new expressway link will reduce journey times for drivers in the Philippines – image © Indos82, Dreamstime.com

A stretch of the new expressway connecting Tarlac with La Union via Pangasinan will open shortly in the Philippines. The 11km stretch of the route should open on 15th July.

In all, the expressway connecting Tarlac with La Union will run for just over 88km. Opening this new route will reduce journey times considerably. At present driving between the two takes three hours. Once the expressway opens, the journey time will be just one hour.

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